The folk-mote, or primary assembly, and the Witenagemote, or assembly of notables.
"American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History"
John Fiske
The peers were those men who retained the right of summons to the Great Council, or Witenagemote, which has survived as the House of Lords.
"American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History"
John Fiske