Wessex
[wes-iks]
- (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- the fictional setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, principally identifiable with Dorsetshire.
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Examples from the Web for wessex
Contemporary Examples
At no time during the shoot was Viscount Severn directly in front of the Earl of Wessex.
Prince Charles Photographed Shooting, Charges of Animal Cruelty and Royal Hypocrisy ReignitedTom Sykes
December 1, 2014
King Alfred of Wessex repelled the attacks and laid the foundations for a kingdom that would become known as England.
Also present were Andrew and his daughter Princess Beatrice, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
The Royal visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex to the territory raised tensions in Spain.
Historical Examples
"You should do for this country what Thomas Hardy has done for Wessex," he said.
A Daughter of the Middle BorderHamlin Garland
Guthrum was baptized, and the Treaty of Wedmore secured the clearance of Wessex.
A Short History of EnglandG. K. Chesterton
The men of the Wessex Fusiliers are determined and well-disciplined fellows.
Lady BountifulGeorge A. Birmingham
They went to war with the men of Wessex and were defeated by them.
The History of LondonWalter Besant
The supremacy of Mercia passed to that of Wessex—London went with the supremacy.
The History of LondonWalter Besant
Wessex1
- an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in S and SW England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century a.d
- (in Thomas Hardy's works) the southwestern counties of England, esp Dorset
- (as modifier)Wessex Poems
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Wessex2
- Earl of Wessex See Edward (def. 2)
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