English

Alternative forms

• swanimote
• sweinmote

Noun

swainmote ‎(plural swainmotes)

1. (Britain, law, obsolete) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.

   "The court of sweinmote is to be holden before the verderors, as judges, by the steward of the swein-mote, thrice in every year, the sweins or freeholders within the forest composing the jury." 3 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 72 (1766).