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wapentake

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/Sorted aaeeknptwStarts with WEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A historical administrative district in parts of northern England.

Word origin

From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.

Used in a sentence

  • Hollanders, Zelanders, Scots, French, Weſterne men, Northren men, beſides all the hundreds and wapentakes nine miles compaſſe, fetch the beſt of their viands and mangery from her market.

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