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Meaning of Witan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwɪtən

Definitions

The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.

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Examples

“But in estimating the powers of the witan, we must not lose sight of the fact, that the king sometimes assumes a tone of superiority scarcely consistent with its independence.”
“The folkland, the national fund, was administered and conveyed conjointly by the king and the witan.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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