2nd earl essex
[dev-uh-roo] /ˈdɛv əˌru/
noun
robert, 2nd earl of ess-x, 1566–1601, british statesman, soldier, and courtier of queen elizabeth i.
ess-x
[es-iks] /ˈɛs ɪks/
noun
2nd earl of, devereux, robert.
a county in se england. 1418 sq. mi. (3670 sq. km).
a town in n maryland, near baltimore.
a town in w vermont.
devereux
/ˈdɛvərə/
noun
robert. see (2nd earl of) ess-x (sense 1)
ess-x1
/ˈɛsɪks/
noun
a county of se england, on the north sea and the thames estuary; the geographical and ceremonial county includes thurrock and southend-on-sea, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. administrative centre: chelmsford. pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 324 100 (2003 est). area (excluding unitary authorities): 3446 sq km (1310 sq miles)
an anglo-saxon kingdom that in the early 7th century ad comprised the modern county of ess-x and much of hertfordshire and surrey. by the late 8th century, ess-x had become a dependency of the kingdom of mercia
ess-x2
/ˈɛsɪks/
noun
2nd earl of, t-tle of robert devereux. ?1566–1601, english soldier and favourite of queen elizabeth i; executed for treason
ess-x
old english east-seaxe “east saxons,” who had a 7c. kingdom there.
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