shires

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A form of shire — 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.

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Meanings

shires1

noun
  1. pluralplural of shire

Shires2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Shire

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hisserrhesis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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