Wessex

[ wes-iks ]

/ ˈwɛs ɪks /

noun

(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

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 Reignited|Tom Sykes|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
King Alfred of Wessex repelled the attacks and laid the foundations for a kingdom that would become known as England.
Scientists Find Remains of Alfred The Great Or King Edward The Elder|Nico Hines|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also present were Andrew and his daughter Princess Beatrice, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Kate Middleton Stuns in Temperley Dress|Tom Sykes|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Royal visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex to the territory raised tensions in Spain.
Edward's Visit to Gibraltar Stirs Up Spanish Anger|Tom Sykes|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The priest might go back to the slaves of Wessex, and command them if he could; but in the fens, men were free, and lasses too.
Hereward, The Last of the English|Charles Kingsley
Yet Ina warned all the sheriffs of the Wessex borderland, and could do no more.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
Heavy of gait, stolid of mien, and of indomitable courage, the true Wessex man is a staunch friend and a very mild enemy.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset|Robert Thurston Hopkins
It was not in Wessex, however, that the wickings were to make their great success.
Early Britain|Grant Allen
Within, a fire of good Wessex logs crackled cheerily upon the hearth.
Mr. Punch's Country Life|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wessex (1 of 2)

Wessex

/ (ˈwɛsɪks) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for wessex (2 of 2)

Wessex

noun

Earl of Wessex See Edward (def. 2)

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