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 Hugo, Victor
However, he took his resolution heroically, and decided to brave the law, and to follow the wapentake, so anxious was he concerning the fate of Gwynplaine.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
When the wapentake came I was at first a fool; one always doubts one's own good luck.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
He was knighted in 1786 when he presented a congratulatory address from the wapentake of Wirksworth to George III., on his escape from the attempt on his life by Margaret Nicholson.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
When Gwynplaine was seated, the justice of the quorum and the wapentake retired a few steps, and stood upright and motionless, behind the seat.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
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