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wapentake

The origin and history of wapentake.

Etymology

From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, made up of vápn ("weapon") and taka ("take"); equivalent to weapon plus take.

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