Essex

[es-iks] /ˈɛs ɪks/

noun
1.
2nd Earl of, .
2.
a county in SE England. 1418 sq. mi. (3670 sq. km).
3.
a town in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
4.
a town in W Vermont.
/ˈɛsɪks/
noun
1.
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)
2.
an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that in the early 7th century ad comprised the modern county of Essex and much of Hertfordshire and Surrey. By the late 8th century, Essex had become a dependency of the kingdom of Mercia
/ˈɛsɪks/
noun
1.
2nd Earl of, title of Robert Devereux. ?1566–1601, English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I; executed for treason

Old English East-Seaxe “East Saxons,” who had a 7c. kingdom there.

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Essex man
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Essex-table
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Essive
[es-iv] /ˈɛs ɪv/ Grammar adjective 1. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a state of being. noun 2. the essive case. adj. 1890, from Finnish essiivi, from Latin esse (see essence).
Esslingen
[es-ling-uh n] /ˈɛs lɪŋ ən/ noun 1. a city in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Neckar River. /ˈɛslɪŋən/ noun 1. a town in SW Germany, on the River Neckar: Gothic church, medieval buildings: wines, light industry. Pop: 91 980 (2003 est)