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Definition of Essex
1. Noun. A county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary.
Definition of Essex
1. Proper noun. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Middlesex, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Essex
Literary usage of Essex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"1601 ), soldier and friend of the Earl of essex, was probably the third eon of
James, ... In 1690 Blount took part in the expedition to Cadiz under essex, ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"essex for the time winged a lofty flight. He led correspondence with his old
friend Henry IV of France, and with i VI of Scotland. He promised to influence ..."
3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"essex was rich in monastic foundations, though the greater number have left but
meagre ruins behind. The Benedictines had an abbey at Saffron ..."
4. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"Francis Bacon was no good judge of men at close quarters, and he misapprehended
essex' aims and character. He thought that under sagacious guidance he might ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Audley End, the mansion of Lord Braybrook, whose name is so well known in connection
with essex antiquities, is a noble, example of the domestic ..."
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