moot

moot
{{11}}moot (adj.) "debatable; not worth considering" from moot case, earlier simply MOOT (Cf. moot) (n.) "discussion of a hypothetical law case" (1530s), in law student jargon. The reference is to students gathering to test their skills in mock cases.
{{12}}moot (n.) "assembly of freemen," mid-12c., from O.E. gemot "meeting" (especially of freemen, to discuss community affairs or mete justice), "society, assembly, council," from P.Gmc. *ga-motan (Cf. Old Low Frankish muot "encounter," M.Du. moet, M.H.G. muoz), from collective prefix *ga- + *motan (see MEET (Cf. meet) (v.)).
{{12}}moot (v.) "to debate," O.E. motian "to meet, talk, discuss," from mot (see MOOT (Cf. moot) (n.)). Related: Mooted; mooting.

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  • moot — 1 / müt/ vt: to make moot statute of limitations would moot the effort S. R. Sontag moot 2 adj [(of a trial or hearing) hypothetical, staged for practice, from moot hypothetical case for law students, argument, deliberative assembly, from Old… …   Law dictionary

  • Moot — Moot, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; usually in comp.] [Written also {mote}.] 1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moot — may refer to: from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo Saxon) term for meeting: Folkmoot Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo Saxon England Moot hall or Moot hill, a meeting or assembly place,… …   Wikipedia

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  • moot´er — moot «moot», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. that is doubtful or debatable; that can be argued: »a moot point. ╂[< noun] –v.t. 1. to bring forward (a point, subject, question, or case) for discussion: »The project of this conference was first… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Moot — Moot, a. 1. Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted. [1913 Webster] 2. Of purely theoretical or academic interest; having no practical consequence; as, the team won in spite of the bad call, and whether the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moot — A moot point or moot question is a debatable or undecided one. The word is from Old English (from a verb mōtian meaning ‘converse’) and should not be confused with mute meaning ‘silent’ …   Modern English usage

  • moot — (m[=o]t), v. See 1st {Mot}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moot — (m[=oo]t), n. (Shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moot — Moot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooting}.] [OE. moten, motien, AS. m[=o]tan to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. m[=o]t, MHG. muoz. Cf. {Meet}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moot — Moot, v. i. To argue or plead in a supposed case. [1913 Webster] There is a difference between mooting and pleading; between fencing and fighting. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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