Rutland

[ ruht-luh nd ]

/ ˈrʌt lənd /

noun

a city in W Vermont.

Rutlandshire.

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Examples from the Web for rutland

Sidney left only one daughter who became Countess of Rutland.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand
The Rutland cases have been used to illustrate how the witch accusation might arise out of a grudge or quarrel.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718|Wallace Notestein
I offered to ride with her as far as a certain cross-road a league distant from Rutland Castle.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall|Charles Major
He married Anne, daughter of the earl of Rutland, but left no issue.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)|Walter Scott

Each is quarried to some extent at several points, but the last named most extensively in Rutland County.
Vermont|Rowland E. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for rutland

Rutland

/ (ˈrʌtlənd) /

noun

an inland county of central England: the smallest of the historical English counties, it became part of Leicestershire in 1974 but was reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1997: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Oakham. Pop: 35 700 (2003 est). Area: 394 sq km (152 sq miles)

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