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Es·sex (es′iks)

Essex, 2d Earl of (Robert Devereux) 1566-1601; Eng. soldier & courtier: executed for treason
Essex2 definition

Es·sex (es′iks)

  1. former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in E England
  2. county in SE England, on the North Sea: 1,419 sq mi (3,675 sq km); pop. 1,529,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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