Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mote \Mote\, n. [See {Moot}, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few
   combinations or phrases.]
   1. A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the
      city of London.

   2. A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the
      management of affairs; as, a folkmote.

   3. A place of meeting for discussion.

   {Mote bell}, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]