Associations to the word «Wessex»

Wiktionary

WESSEX, proper noun. One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.

Dictionary definition

WESSEX, noun. A Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats