'Witan' definitions:

Definition of 'Witan'

From: 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.]