wapentake /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/ noun1 •An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.Hollanders, Zelanders, Scots, French, Westerne men, Northren men, besides all the hundreds and wapentakes nine miles compasse, fetch the best of their viands and mangery from her market. — 1599 formswapentakes