mote : Idioms & Phrases
Mote bell
- the bell rung to summon to a mote. Obs.
Webster 1913
Shire mote
(Old. Eng. Law) , the county court; sheriff's turn, or court. Obs. Cowell. Blackstone.
Webster 1913
So mote it be
- so be it; amen; a phrase in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.
Webster 1913
Wood mote
- .
(Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court.(b) The court of attachment.
