witan

[ wit-n, -ahn ]

/ ˈwɪt n, -ɑn /

noun Early English History.

the members of the national council or witenagemot.

(used with a singular verb) the witenagemot.

Origin of witan

1800–10; Modern English <Old English, plural of wita one who knows, councilor; akin to wit²

Words nearby witan

wist, Wister, wisteria, wistful, wit, witan, witblits, witch, witch alder, witch ball, witchcraft

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Example sentences from the Web for witan

Still that the kings and witan have considered the value as well as the number of teamlands seems fairly plain.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The rights of the old Witan and of the vassals of the new feudal state became fused together.
A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)|Leopold von Ranke
To many charters (laws) we have the signatures of the Witan.
An Essay on the Trial by Jury|Lysander Spooner
To change his own faith was to change the faith of the whole nation, and he thought it well to consult his witan.
Early Britain|Grant Allen

Thou saidst the Atheling summoned an assembly of the Saxon witan?
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling

British Dictionary definitions for witan

witan

/ (ˈwɪtən) /

noun (in Anglo-Saxon England)

an assembly of higher ecclesiastics and important laymen, including king's thegns, that met to counsel the king on matters such as judicial problems

the members of this assembly

Also: witenagemot

Word Origin for witan

Old English witan, plural of wita wise man; see wit ², witness

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单词	witan
释义	witan [ wit-n, -ahn ] / ˈwɪt n, -ɑn / noun Early English History. the members of the national council or witenagemot. (used with a singular verb) the witenagemot. Origin of witan 1800–10; Modern English <Old English, plural of wita one who knows, councilor; akin to wit² Words nearby witan wist, Wister, wisteria, wistful, wit, witan, witblits, witch, witch alder, witch ball, witchcraft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for witan Still that the kings and witan have considered the value as well as the number of teamlands seems fairly plain. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland The rights of the old Witan and of the vassals of the new feudal state became fused together. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)\|Leopold von Ranke To many charters (laws) we have the signatures of the Witan. An Essay on the Trial by Jury\|Lysander Spooner To change his own faith was to change the faith of the whole nation, and he thought it well to consult his witan. Early Britain\|Grant Allen Thou saidst the Atheling summoned an assembly of the Saxon witan? The Last of the Vikings\|John Bowling British Dictionary definitions for witan witan / (ˈwɪtən) / noun (in Anglo-Saxon England) an assembly of higher ecclesiastics and important laymen, including king's thegns, that met to counsel the king on matters such as judicial problems the members of this assembly Also: witenagemot Word Origin for witan Old English witan, plural of wita wise man; see wit ², witness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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