Brittain
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete spelling of Britain. alt-of, obsolete
"Sixtly, That this Realme was diuided into Shires and Counties, and thoſe Shires into Cities, Burroughs, and Townes, by the Bꝛittains."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Anglo-Norman. countable, uncountable
- 2 A neighbourhood of Akron, Ohio, United States, formerly a settlement in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 3 An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 Obsolete spelling of Britain. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"[T]his so famous and farre renown'd great Brittains Monarchy, had at one blowe endured a recouerlesse ruine, beeing ouerwhelmed in a sea of bloud; […]"
Example
More examples"[T]his so famous and farre renown'd great Brittains Monarchy, had at one blowe endured a recouerlesse ruine, beeing ouerwhelmed in a sea of bloud; […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Variant of Britain; habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”), from Latin Britannia.
Etymology 2
From Latin Britannus.
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