(historical)(in the UK) a subdivision of certain northern and midland English counties, corresponding to a hundred in other counties (史)(英国北部和中部某些郡的)百户村,小邑
语源
late Old English wǣpen(ge)tǣc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn 'weapon' + taka 'take', perhaps with reference to voting in an assembly by a show of weapons