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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wapentake /ˈwɒp(ə)nteɪk, ˈwap-/

▶noun historical a subdivision of certain northern and midland English counties, corresponding to a hundred in other counties.

– origin OE wǣpen(ge)tæc, from ON vápnatak, from vápn ‘weapon’ + taka ‘take’, perh. with ref. to voting in an assembly by a show of weapons.

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