"wapentake" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/ Forms: wapentakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wapentake}} Middle English wapentake, {{m|enm|wepentake}} wepentake, {{m|enm|wapentache}} wapentache, {{m|enm|wapentac}} wapentac, {{inh|en|ang|wǣpenġetæc}} Old English wǣpenġetæc, {{der|en|non|vápnatak}} Old Norse vápnatak, {{m|non|vápn||weapon}} vápn (“weapon”), {{m|non|taka||take}} taka (“take”), {{af|en|weapon|take|nocat=1}} weapon + take Head templates: {{en-noun}} wapentake (plural wapentakes)
  1. An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England. Categories (topical): Geography Derived forms: wapentakal Related terms: hundred, rape (alt: Etymology 2)

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