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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The wapentake placed himself near the head of the patient.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
On a sign from the sheriff, the justice of the quorum and the wapentake advanced.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
Two steps behind Gwynplaine followed the wapentake, holding up his iron weapon; and at the same interval behind the wapentake, the justice of the quorum.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
At the same time, the wapentake bent down, took the man's temples between his hands, turned the inert head towards Gwynplaine, and with his thumbs and his first fingers lifted the closed eyelids.
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
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