in law books, signifies court or convention; as ward mote, burgh mote, swain mote, &c.

Mote was also used for a fortress or castle; as mota de Windsor, &c.

Mote also denoted a standing water to keep fish in; and sometimes a large ditch encompassing a castle or dwelling house.

Mote-Bell, or Mot-bell, the bell so called, which was used by the English Saxons to call people together to the court. See Folkmote.