Meaning wapentake
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wapentake


division of certain English counties (equivalent to a hundred in other places), Old English wæpengetæc "division of a riding," from Old Norse vapnatak, from vapna, genitive plural of vapn &q [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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wapentake


Equivalent of a hundred in the Danelaw.    (Wood, Michael. Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England, 214)
Source: netserf.org

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wapentake


equivalent in Yorkshire of the *hundred
Source: earlymodernweb.org.uk

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wapentake


This is a sub-division of land, usually used in the Yorkshire region that the Viking kings, (such as Eric Bloodaxe
Source: keystothepast.info





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