What is the meaning of Witan?

The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.

Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

to know

to blame, to hold accountable

to know, be aware of

to feel a certain emotion

to blame, accuse, reproach

nominative plural of wita

to know

to reproach, to blame

Source: wiktionary.org