Meaning of Wapentake | Babel Free
ˈwɒp.ən.teɪkDefinitions
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
Equivalents
العربية
تقسيم تاريخيّ لبعض المقاطعات
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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