wapentake

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/

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.

Derived terms

• wapentakal

See also

• hundred
• rape (Etymology 2)

Anagrams

• taken a pew