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Meaning of Wapentake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk

Definitions

An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.

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Examples

“Hollanders, Zelanders, Scots, French, Weſterne men, Northren men, beſides all the hundreds and wapentakes nine miles compaſſe, fetch the beſt of their viands and mangery from her market.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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