Meaning Of The Word Witan

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witan in American English
the council of an Anglo-Saxon king
noun: the members of the national council or witenagemot

witan in British English
noun: an assembly of higher ecclesiastics and important laymen, including king's thegns, that met to counsel the king on matters such as judicial problems

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