HALIGEMOT
\hˈala͡ɪd͡ʒmˌɒt], \hˈalaɪdʒmˌɒt], \h_ˈa_l_aɪ_dʒ_m_ˌɒ_t]\
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In Saxon law. The meeting of a hall, (conventus auloe,) that is, alord's court; a court of a manor, or court- baron. Spelman. So called from the hall,where the tenants or freemen met, and justice was administered. Crabb, Eng. Law, 26.
By Henry Campbell Black
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