wapentake
/ˈwæpənteɪk/noun
- historical (in the UK) a subdivision of certain northern and midland English counties, corresponding to a hundred in other counties〈史〉(英国北部和中部某些郡的)小邑(相当于其他郡的“百户”)。
词源
late Old English wǣpen(ge)tǣc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn 'weapon'+taka 'take', perhaps with reference to voting in an assembly by a show of weapons.