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Worcestershire

Worces·ter·shire

Today it means: A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and West Midlands. Full definition →

Middle English Wyrcestreschire ← Old English Weogornaċeastresċīr

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Old English · inherited fromWeogornaċeastresċīr
Middle English · inherited fromWyrcestreschire
English todayWorcestershire

From Middle English Wyrcestreschire, from Old English Weogornaċeastresċīr; equivalent to Worcester + -shire.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.