wapentake

n. 小邑 [法] 小邑, 百家村, 法院

发音

/ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/

词形变化

wapentakes 复数 wapentakes

别名

wap.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词源

From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.

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