Word: witanagemot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ridiculous, and the word Senator carry unpleasant associations original meaning, literally, was "the assembly of old men". Of course what this implies is that wisdom and experience are usually the possessions of old men, and that they are therefore capable of making decisions and judging impartially. The Anglo-Saxon Witanagemot was founded on this principle, and was, by name, at least, the assembly of the wise...