Witan

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Witan \Wit"an\, n. pl. [AS., pl. of wita sage, councilor.]
     Lit., wise men; specif. (A.-S. Hist.), The members of the
     national, or king's, council which sat to assist the king in
     administrative and judicial matters; also, the council.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]