hundred

1) Anglo Saxon institution. Subdivision of a shire. Theoretically equals
one hundred hides (100-120 acres in a hide) but hardly ever that precise
dimension. Generally it has their own court which meets monthly to handle
civil and criminal law. In Danish is called a wapentakes (weapons taking?).
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2) Subdivision of the shire based on groups of estates adding up to 100
hides: probably artifically imposed in Midlands 900-939, but in the south
based on older units.
3) An administrative sub-division of the shire, embracing several vills,
and having a court to which men of the hundred owed suit at regular
intervals.