Wapentake
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Wapentake
A local division of a shire or county in old English Law; the term used north of the Trent River for the territory called a hundred in other parts of England.
The name wapentake is said to come from weapon and take, an indication that it referred to an area organized for military purposes.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
WAPENTAKE. An ancient word used in England as synonymous with hundred. (q.v.) Fortesc. De Laud. ch. 24.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.