wapentake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wapentake
before 1000; Middle English < Old Norse vāpnatak (compare Old English wǣpen-getæc ) show of weapons at public voting, equivalent to vāpna (genitive plural of vāpn weapon ) + tak taking; see take
Example Sentences
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But a short time ago, the wapentake, now the justice of the quorum.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
You know that I could not help going when the wapentake came for me.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
It was the wapentake striking his wand against a sheet of iron.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
When the wapentake, leading the file of soldiers between whom Gwynplaine walked, arrived at the small streets, Ursus watched them breathlessly.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
When the wapentake came I was at first a fool; one always doubts one's own good luck.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
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