wappenshaw
[ wop-uhn-shaw, wap- ]
noun
a periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms, formerly held in certain districts of Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were properly armed and faithful to the local lord or chieftain.
Origin of wappenshaw
1- Often wap·pen·shaw·ing .
Words Nearby wappenshaw
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How to use wappenshaw in a sentence
The sports of the first day of the great wappenshaw were over.
The Black Douglas | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for wappenshaw
wappenshaw
/ (ˈwæpənʃɔː, ˈwɒp-) /
noun
(formerly) a muster of men in a particular area in Scotland to show that they were properly armed
Origin of wappenshaw
1C16: from Northern English wapen, from Old Norse vápn weapon + schaw show
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