Definitions
Traditional county or rural district in Britain.
Word origin
English and Irish surname, from shire.
Used in a sentence
“Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.”
“I thanke his grace he hath appointed him, / Chiefe colonell of all thoſe companies / Muſtred in London, and the ſhires about, / To ſerue his highneſſe in thoſe warres of France: […]”
“In August, 1642, the sword was at length drawn; and soon, in almost every shire of the kingdom, two hostile factions appeared in arms against each other.”
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01“British county”5 letters
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