Definition of witan in English:

witan

noun ˈwɪtənˈwitn

another term for witenagemot
Example sentencesExamples
- Succession to the throne was not guaranteed as the witan, or council of leaders, had the right to choose the best successor from the members of the royal house.
- Administrative institutions such as kin, hundred, borough, and witan figure prominently, as do feast, fast day, religiosity, and language.
- In a general sense, Parliament may be traced back to the Saxon witan and the Norman Council, each of which included the chief men of the realm, lay and clerical.

Origin

Representing the Old English plural of wita 'wise man'.

Rhymes

bitten, bittern, Britain, Briton, Britten, handwritten, hardbitten, kitten, Lytton, mitten, smitten, underwritten, written

Definition of witan in US English:

witan

nounˈwitn

another term for witenagemot
Example sentencesExamples
- In a general sense, Parliament may be traced back to the Saxon witan and the Norman Council, each of which included the chief men of the realm, lay and clerical.
- Administrative institutions such as kin, hundred, borough, and witan figure prominently, as do feast, fast day, religiosity, and language.
- Succession to the throne was not guaranteed as the witan, or council of leaders, had the right to choose the best successor from the members of the royal house.

Origin

Representing the Old English plural of wita ‘wise man’.

单词	witan
释义	Definition of witan in English: witan noun ˈwɪtənˈwitn another term for witenagemot Example sentencesExamples Succession to the throne was not guaranteed as the witan, or council of leaders, had the right to choose the best successor from the members of the royal house. Administrative institutions such as kin, hundred, borough, and witan figure prominently, as do feast, fast day, religiosity, and language. In a general sense, Parliament may be traced back to the Saxon witan and the Norman Council, each of which included the chief men of the realm, lay and clerical. Origin Representing the Old English plural of wita 'wise man'. Rhymes bitten, bittern, Britain, Briton, Britten, handwritten, hardbitten, kitten, Lytton, mitten, smitten, underwritten, written Definition of witan in US English: witan nounˈwitn another term for witenagemot Example sentencesExamples In a general sense, Parliament may be traced back to the Saxon witan and the Norman Council, each of which included the chief men of the realm, lay and clerical. Administrative institutions such as kin, hundred, borough, and witan figure prominently, as do feast, fast day, religiosity, and language. Succession to the throne was not guaranteed as the witan, or council of leaders, had the right to choose the best successor from the members of the royal house. Origin Representing the Old English plural of wita ‘wise man’.
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