Synonyms for shire

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.

   Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.

Related words

Phrases

shire town shire horse

Forms

Plural

shires → counties…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

county²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (county² = 2 syllables).