Complete Definition of "wapentake"

English
Etymology
OE. wæpengetæc|wǣpenġetæc from ON. vápnatak, vápn weapon + taka take.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'w�p�nteɪk/

Noun
en-noun

#an administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.

See also
hundred

Category:Geography

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