wapentake
noun
Historical in England,
- a subdivision of certain northern counties originally under Norse domination, corresponding to the hundred in other counties
- a law court in such a subdivision
See wapentake in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wŏpˈən-tākˌ, wăpˈ-)
noun A historical subdivision of some northern counties in England, corresponding roughly to the hundred in other shires.
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