Middle English Dictionary Entry
pō̆rt-mọ̄t n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pō̆rt-mọ̄t n. |
| Etymology | From pō̆rt n.(3) & mọ̄t n.(3); cp. AL portimōtus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The court of a town or city.
Associated quotations
- [ (1267) in Rymer's Foedera (1816-69)1.471 : Et si ministri mei..calumpniaverit illos..prohibeo & precipio ne ullo modo respondeant, nisi illorum proprio portimoto. ]
- (1266) Doc.in HMC Rep.9 App.1286b : Quod Portmot semel tantum in quindecem diebus teneatur.
- (1327) in Löfvenberg Contrib.Lex.99 : [Of the] portmote [of Westbury].
- (a1377) Acc.Abingdon in Camd.n.s.5134 : De portemot, pede puluerizato, et assisa fracta.
- (1390) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)5.161 : [The toll of the market and fairs with the profits of] portemote [and assize of bread and ale, 20 £. yearly].
- (1397) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)6.214 : [A court called] Portemote [worth 30 s. yearly].