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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wit•an (wit′n, -än),USA pronunciation n. [Early Eng. Hist.]- World Historythe members of the national council or witenagemot.
- World History(used with a sing. v.) the witenagemot.
- Old English, plural of wita one who knows, councilor; akin to wit2
- modern English 1800–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: witan /ˈwɪtən/ n (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 Etymology: Old English witan, plural of wita wise man; see wit², witness |