Swainmote


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Swain´mote`


n. 1. (Eng. Forest Law) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest composing the jury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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