Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a wapentake?

What is a wapentake? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
Leeds was a manor and township in the large ancient parish of Leeds St Peter, in the Skyrack wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The wapentake passed through it, then the men, then the second torch.
Where Scandinavian influence was strongest, such as Yorkshire and the Five Boroughs, the equivalent sub-division was the wapentake.
The sheriff cast a glance first at the justice of the quorum and then at the wapentake.
You know that I could not help going when the wapentake came for me.
Wakefield was anciently a market and parish town in the Agbrigg division of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
9-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024