What does wapentake mean?
Wapentake means An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England..
Wapentake
/ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/ · noun
Meaning
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England..
Example Sentences
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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- wapentakes
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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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