Witenagemote

wit' -en-ag -e-mote, s. a meeting of wise men; the national council or legislature of England, in the days of the Saxons (A.S. witan, to know, and gemot, an a embly) With, with, prep. by,. noting cause, instrument, or means; on the side of, noting friendship or favour; in opposition to; in competition or contest; noting comparison; in company; in the society of; in con nexion; in mutual dealing: noting confidence; in partnership; noting connexion; immediately after; among; upon; in consent, noting parity of state. With and by are closely allied; but in general, with denotes the instrument, and by the cause; as, he slew him with his sword, he died by poison. (A.S. With, widh, with by, against) an English. prefix, signifying back to one's self, against, privation, or separation. With, with, s. a withe.