Witan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪtən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Witan is a noun meaning The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.
Meaning
The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.
Example Sentences
The folkland, the national fund, was administered and conveyed conjointly by the king and the witan.
But in estimating the powers of the witan, we must not lose sight of the fact, that the king sometimes assumes a tone of superiority scarcely consistent with its independence.
Word Forms
- witans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wittenagemot, wittena-gemot, wittena-gemote, wittenagemote, witenagemot, witenagemote.
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