witan
witan n. 〈撒克逊〉精通法律的人；法律知识广博的人；国王之顾问；御前会议的成员；显要；名流
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witan
witan (wit-[schwa]n). [Anglo-Saxon “wise men”] Hist. The members of the king’s council who sat to assist the king in administrative and judicial matters. • Among the members were ealdormen, bishops, abbots, high officers, and occasionally the king’s friends and relatives.