witenagemot

/wit-n-uh-guh-moht/US // ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt //UK // (ˌwɪtɪnəɡɪˈməʊt) //

机灵鬼,机智的人,机智的管理人,机智的管理

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Early English History.
- : the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles.

Dared you break the crust and bullyrag 'em—hot, fierce and angry, what wide beaks buzz plain Saxon as ever spoke Witenagemot!
The manor of Cheddar was a royal demesne in Saxon times, and the witenagemot was held there in 966 and 968.
The missionaries (like the Bishops in a Witenagemot) and the chief British officials are usually present.
It had always existed in one form or another, extending back continuously to the "witenagemot" of the Anglo-Saxons.
In the "great meeting" of the Witenagemot or Assembly of the Wise lay the rule of the realm.