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WITENA

Volume 20 · 60 words · 1815 Edition

WITENA mot, or WITENA Gemot, among the Anglo-Saxons, was a term which literally signified the assembly of the wise men; and was applied to the great council of the nation, of latter days called the parliament.

WITHERS of a Horse, the juncture of the shoulder-bones at the bottom of the neck and mane, towards the upper part of the shoulder.