Witenaġemot (bahasa Inggris Kuno: witena ġemōt, Pengucapan Inggris lama: [ˈwitena jeˈmoːt], Inggris modern /ˈwɪtənəɡəˈmoʊt/ "meeting of wise men"), juga dikenal sebagai Witan (sebenarnya lebih kepada gelar para anggotanya) adalah sebuah lembaga politik di Inggris Angli-Sachsen yang beroperasi dari sebelum abad ke-7 sampai abad ke-11. Witenagemot adalah sebuah majelis yang fungsi utamanya adalah untuk menasehati raja dan seluruh anggotanya terdiri dari para bangsawan paling penting di Inggris, baik gerejawi maupun sekuler.
Referensi Sunting
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Bacaan tambahan Sunting
- Roach, Levi (2013). Kingship and Consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978: Assemblies and the State in the Early Middle Ages. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107036536.