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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. swainmote (plural swainmotes) (Britain, law, obsolete) 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. Source: ecdict

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