wapentake

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W0026000 (wŏp′ən-tāk′, wăp′-)n. A historical subdivision of some northern counties in England, corresponding roughly to the hundred in other shires.

[Middle English, from Old English wæpengetæc (translation of Old Norse vāpnatak, act of taking weapons to indicate assent in an assembly) : wæpen, weapon + -getæc, act of taking (from tacan, to take; see take).]

wapentake

(ˈwɒpənˌteɪk; ˈwæp-) n (Historical Terms) English legal history a subdivision of certain shires or counties, esp in the Midlands and North of England, corresponding to the hundred in other shires[Old English wǣpen(ge)tæc, from Old Norse vāpnatak, from vápn weapon + tak take]

wap•en•take

(ˈwɒp ənˌteɪk, ˈwæp-)

n. (formerly, in N England and the Midlands) a subdivision of a shire or county corresponding to the historical hundred of other counties. [before 1000; Middle English < Old Norse vāpnatak (compare Old English wǣpen-getæc) show of weapons at public voting =vāpna (genitive pl. of vāpn weapon) + tak taking; see take]

wapentake

wapentake:

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in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin the hundred comprised 100 geld hides, the geld hide being the basic Anglo-Saxon land unit for
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Wapentake

A local division of a shire or county in old English Law; the term used north of the Trent River for the territory called a hundred in other parts of England.

The name wapentake is said to come from weapon and take, an indication that it referred to an area organized for military purposes.

WAPENTAKE. An ancient word used in England as synonymous with hundred. (q.v.) Fortesc. De Laud. ch. 24.

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释义	wapentake enUK wap·en·take W0026000 (wŏp′ən-tāk′, wăp′-)n. A historical subdivision of some northern counties in England, corresponding roughly to the hundred in other shires. [Middle English, from Old English wæpengetæc (translation of Old Norse vāpnatak, act of taking weapons to indicate assent in an assembly) : wæpen, weapon + -getæc, act of taking (from tacan, to take; see take).] wapentake (ˈwɒpənˌteɪk; ˈwæp-) n (Historical Terms) English legal history a subdivision of certain shires or counties, esp in the Midlands and North of England, corresponding to the hundred in other shires[Old English wǣpen(ge)tæc, from Old Norse vāpnatak, from vápn weapon + tak take] wap•en•take (ˈwɒp ənˌteɪk, ˈwæp-) n. (formerly, in N England and the Midlands) a subdivision of a shire or county corresponding to the historical hundred of other counties. [before 1000; Middle English < Old Norse vāpnatak (compare Old English wǣpen-getæc) show of weapons at public voting =vāpna (genitive pl. of vāpn weapon) + tak taking; see take] wapentake enUK wapentake: see hundredhundred, in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin the hundred comprised 100 geld hides, the geld hide being the basic Anglo-Saxon land unit for ..... Click the link for more information. . Wapentake enUK Wapentake A local division of a shire or county in old English Law; the term used north of the Trent River for the territory called a hundred in other parts of England. The name wapentake is said to come from weapon and take, an indication that it referred to an area organized for military purposes. WAPENTAKE. An ancient word used in England as synonymous with hundred. (q.v.) Fortesc. De Laud. ch. 24. ThesaurusSeehundred
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