Wessex
['wɛsɪks]
Definition
(noun.) a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century.
Edited by Christine--From WordNet
Examples
- Wessex Plate [it ran] 50 sovs each h ft with 1000 sovs added for four and five year olds. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Four days later Holmes and I were again in the train, bound for Winchester to see the race for the Wessex Cup. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Moreover, he it was who sheltered Egbert, an exile from Wessex in England, and assisted him presently to establish himself as King in Wessex (802). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Up to the time of the catastrophe he was the first favorite for the Wessex Cup, the betting being three to one on him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Longer coffins were never made in the whole country of South Wessex, and 'tis said that poor George's knees were crumpled up a little e'en as 'twas. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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