wap·en·take (w p  n-t k , w p-)n. A historical subdivision of some northern counties in England, corresponding roughly to the hundred in other shires. [Middle English, from Old English wæpengetæc (translation of Old Norse v pnatak, act of taking weapons to indicate assent in an assembly) : wæpen, weapon + -getæc, act of taking (from tacan, to take; see take).] |
wapentake [ˈwɒpənˌteɪk ˈwæp-]
n
(Historical Terms) English legal history a subdivision of certain shires or counties, esp in the Midlands and North of England, corresponding to the hundred in other shires
[Old English wǣpen(ge)tæc, from Old Norse vāpnatak, from vápn weapon + tak take]
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