wapentake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wapentake
before 1000; Middle English < Old Norse vāpnatak (compare Old English wǣpen-getæc ) show of weapons at public voting, equivalent to vāpna (genitive plural of vāpn weapon ) + tak taking; see take
Example Sentences
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On a sign from the sheriff, the justice of the quorum and the wapentake advanced.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
But a short time ago, the wapentake, now the justice of the quorum.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
In the 14th century the divisions were more frequently described as hundreds, and Wirksworth alone retained the designation wapentake until modern times.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
South-East div division pa parish wap wapentake S.W.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
"The wapentake touches you with the iron weapon?"
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
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