commote

commote
A secular division of land in mediaeval Wales.

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  • Commote — Com*mote , v. t. [See {Commove}.] To commove; to disturb; to stir up. [R.] [1913 Webster] Society being more or less commoted and made uncomfortable. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Commote — Map of Wales A commote (Welsh cwmwd, plural cymydau, less frequently cymydoedd[1]), sometimes spelt in older documents as cymwd, was a secular division of land in Medieval Wales. The word derives from the prefix cym ( together , with ) and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Commote — English form of the Welsh cymyd, term for a division of land less than a *cantref. In the late 11c, Welsh commotes were areas under Norman control yet subject to Welsh law and custom. The commotes were west of Offa s Dyke and, in general, they… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • commote — com·mote …   English syllables

  • commote — /komat/ Half a centred or hundred in Wales, containing fifty villages. Also a great seignory or lordship, and may include one or divers manors …   Black's law dictionary

  • commote — /komat/ Half a centred or hundred in Wales, containing fifty villages. Also a great seignory or lordship, and may include one or divers manors …   Black's law dictionary

  • commote — (Welsh.) Half a hundred …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • commote — noun see commot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages — is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries (AD 1000 ndash;1300). The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages. Gwynedd is located in the north of… …   Wikipedia

  • Kingdom of Gwynedd — Infobox Former Country native name = Teyrnas Gwynedd conventional long name = Kingdom of GwyneddRef|1 common name = Gwynedd |continent = Europe region = British Isles country = Wales era = Middle Ages government type = Monarchy |event start =… …   Wikipedia

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