Old English

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Etymology

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From Cent +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cantware m pl

  1. the people of Kent
  2. Kent
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488
      Hēr Æsċ fēng tō rīċe, and wæs þrēo and twēntiġ wintra Cantwara cyning.
      In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was the king of Kent for 23 years.

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