Mercian

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UK/ˈməːsɪən/UK/ˈməːʃ(ə)n/

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.

OriginLate Latin Mercius ← Old English Mierċe →
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Meanings

nounMercian (plural Mercians)

plural Mercians · alternative Mertian

  1. historicalA native or inhabitant of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.

    And comming forth shall spred his banner brave / Over the troubled South, that it shall make / The warlike Mertians for feare to quake […]

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
proper noun

alternative Mertian

  1. The dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia.
adjectiveMercian (not comparable)

alternative Mertian

  1. not comparableOf, from or relating to Mercia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishMierċe
  2. Late LatinMercius
  3. EnglishMercian

From Late Latin Mercius + -an, Latinized from Old English Mierċe.

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Translations

Czech mercijský
  • mercijskýof, from or relating to Mercia
Portuguese mércio
  • mércioof, from or relating to Mercia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carmineCrimeancerimanArmenic
Cite this entry
APA

Mercian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercian

MLA

“Mercian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mercian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercian.

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