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Shire Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Shire
(n.)
A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
(n.)
A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.
(n.)
A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
(n.)
A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.
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shire
Noun
1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(part-meronym) county town, shire town
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. British breed of large heavy draft horse
(synonym) shire horse
(hypernym) draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
Noun
1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(part-meronym) county town, shire town
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. British breed of large heavy draft horse
(synonym) shire horse
(hypernym) draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
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shire
hires heirs
hires heirs
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shire
shire
\shire\ (?), n. [as. scīre, scīr, a division, province, county. cf. sheriff.]
1. a portion of great britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, wiltshire, yorkshire, richmondshire, hallamshire. an indefinite number of these hundreds make up a county or shire.
2. a division of a state, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. [u. s.]
note: shire is commonly added to the specific designation of a county as a part of its name; as, yorkshire instead of york shire, or the shire of york; berkshire instead of berks shire. such expressions as the county of yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological, are used in england. in the united states the composite word is sometimes the only name of a county; as, berkshire county, as it is called in massachusetts, instead of berks county, as in pensylvania. the tyne, tees, humber, wash, yare, stour, and thames separate the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, lincolnshire, etc. brit.
similar words(7)
shire clerk
knight of the shire
shire town
shire wick
shire mote
shire horse
shire reeve
shire
\shire\ (?), n. [as. scīre, scīr, a division, province, county. cf. sheriff.]
1. a portion of great britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, wiltshire, yorkshire, richmondshire, hallamshire. an indefinite number of these hundreds make up a county or shire.
2. a division of a state, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. [u. s.]
note: shire is commonly added to the specific designation of a county as a part of its name; as, yorkshire instead of york shire, or the shire of york; berkshire instead of berks shire. such expressions as the county of yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological, are used in england. in the united states the composite word is sometimes the only name of a county; as, berkshire county, as it is called in massachusetts, instead of berks county, as in pensylvania. the tyne, tees, humber, wash, yare, stour, and thames separate the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, lincolnshire, etc. brit.
similar words(7)
shire clerk
knight of the shire
shire town
shire wick
shire mote
shire horse
shire reeve
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Sir
Sir = n. a shire, a county, n. cheer, solace, comfort
Sir = n. a shire, a county, n. cheer, solace, comfort
Shire Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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The Shire
The chief dwelling-place of Hobbits in the west of Eriador.
The land of Hobbits west of the Brandywine.
At the end of the Third Age, the Shire was the most populous country of the Hobbits in the north of Middle-earth. It was founded in the middle of the Third Age by the Bree-hobbits Marcho and Blanco, and gifted to them and their followers by King Argeleb II of Arthedain, within whose borders the land lay at that time.
The Shire was divided into four farthings, North, South, East and West; its chief town was at Michel Delving on the White Downs, in the Westfarthing. The Mayor of Michel Delving was accounted among the most important of the Shire-hobbits, as was the Thain (the head of the Took family).
The Shire was largely given over to agriculture, and its land was well-suited for farming. One of its chief products was Halflings' Leaf (tobacco), grown especially in the warmer regions of the Southfarthing.
The chief dwelling-place of Hobbits in the west of Eriador.
The land of Hobbits west of the Brandywine.
At the end of the Third Age, the Shire was the most populous country of the Hobbits in the north of Middle-earth. It was founded in the middle of the Third Age by the Bree-hobbits Marcho and Blanco, and gifted to them and their followers by King Argeleb II of Arthedain, within whose borders the land lay at that time.
The Shire was divided into four farthings, North, South, East and West; its chief town was at Michel Delving on the White Downs, in the Westfarthing. The Mayor of Michel Delving was accounted among the most important of the Shire-hobbits, as was the Thain (the head of the Took family).
The Shire was largely given over to agriculture, and its land was well-suited for farming. One of its chief products was Halflings' Leaf (tobacco), grown especially in the warmer regions of the Southfarthing.
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Shire Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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SHPGY
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, plc
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops pharmaceutical products for treatment with a strategic focus on four therapeutic areas: central nervous systemdisorders, oncology/ haematology, antivirals and biologics.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, plc
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops pharmaceutical products for treatment with a strategic focus on four therapeutic areas: central nervous systemdisorders, oncology/ haematology, antivirals and biologics.
Shire Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Shire
A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain and Australia. The first shires were created by the Anglo-Saxons in what is now central and southern England. Shires were controlled by a royal official known as a "shire reeve" or sheriff. Historically shires were sub-divided into hundreds or wapentakes although other less common sub-divisions existed. In modern English usage shires are sub-divided into districts.
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