Witan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪtÉ™n/

Origin

From Old English witan, plural of wita ("wise man"), or more literally "men of wit", "wits".

Full definition of witan

Noun

1. The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.1833, But in estimating the powers of the witan, we must not lose sight of the fact, that the king sometimes assumes a tone of superiority scarcely consistent with its independence. — SA Dunham, Europe in the Middle Ages (Green & Longman, p.48)
2. The members of such an assembly.

Anagrams

• twain