Brecknockshire

[ brek-nuhk-sheer, -sher, -nok- ]

noun

1. a historic county in southern Wales, now part of Powys.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brecknockshire¹

From Welsh Brycheiniog, derivative of Brychan mac Anlach, fifth-century Irish-born ruler of the area + shire ( def )

Example Sentences

The Prossers were the younger branch of a Brecknockshire family who had become sadlers and mercers in Brecon.

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Charles Walbeoffe was a man of considerable importance in Brecknockshire.

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Some of the cells are remaining to this day, as at Ty Iltud, in Brecknockshire.

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Howell Harris was born at Trevecka, in Brecknockshire, in 1714.

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Brecknockshire, alone of the South p. 203Wales counties, enjoyed exemption from these disturbances.

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