Meaning Witan
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Witan[Witenagemot] Council composed of nobles and ecclesiastics which advised the Anglo Saxon kings of England. Also chose the successor to the throne. Resembles the commune concilium. (MEDI [..]
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Witan
The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.
'''1833''', But in estimating the powers of the witan, we must not lose sight of the fact, that the king sometimes assumes a tone of superiority sc [..]
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