- an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in S and SW England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century ad
- (in Thomas Hardy's works) the southwestern counties of England, esp Dorset
- (as modifier): Wessex Poems
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Wes•sex
(wes′iks),USA pronunciation n.
- Ancient History, Place Names, World History(in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Cap.: Winchester. See map under Mercia.
- Literaturethe fictional setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, principally identifiable with Dorsetshire.
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Wessex /ˈwɛsɪks/ n
Wessex n
- Earl of ⇒
a former title of Edward2
'Wessex' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Athelstan
- Egbert
- Ethelred I
- Ethelwulf
- Godwin
- Hardy
- heptarchy
- Ine
- Kent
- Sussex
- Winchester
- earl
- Wessex culture
- West Saxon