wapentake
noun/ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/
Etymology
From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.
- derived from vápnatak
- inherited from wǣpenġetæc
- inherited from wapentake
Definitions
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse…
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
- Hollanders, Zelanders, Scots, French, Weſterne men, Northren men, beſides all the hundreds and wapentakes nine miles compaſſe, fetch the beſt of their viands and mangery from her market.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA