A wardmote was a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, or a court held in the ward (e.g. in London) to try defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like. The term is used in York, London, Faversham, etc., and was also used by the Chartists. ==City of London== Wardmotes still take place once a year in each of the 25 wards of the C...
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meeting of a ward or a court of a ward
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• (n.) Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
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Annual court or meeting held in each ward of the City of London under the presidency of the alderman. Its powers, which formerly extended to matters including the watch and the police are now merely...
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Ward'mote` noun Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
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