County

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A count; an earl or lord.

II. County ·noun An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

III. County ·noun A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs;

— called also a shire. ·see Shire.

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