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Mercians

Mercians is the plural of Mercian.

Meaning of Mercian

Noun

Mercian (plural Mercians)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
    • And comming forth shall spred his banner brave / Over the troubled South, that it shall make / The warlike Mertians for feare to quake […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Questions about Mercians

What is Mercians the plural of?
Mercians is the plural of Mercian.

Words near Mercians in the dictionary

  1. merci
  2. merci buckets
  3. Mercia
  4. merciable
  5. Mercian
  6. Mercians
  7. mercie
  8. mercied
  9. Mercier
  10. Merciers
  11. mercies

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