The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swainmote
Swainmote \Swain"mote`\, n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL.
swanimotum.] (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. [Written
also swanimote, and sweinmote.]
--Blackstone.
Wiktionary
swainmote
n. (context UK legal obsolete English) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.