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Norman Conquest

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It embraced a large part of the Midlands, stretching from the Humber to the Thames, and westward to the Welsh Marches.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một phần lớn của Midlands, từ Humber đến Thames và đến Welsh Marches

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Norman Conquest” mean?

It embraced a large part of the Midlands, stretching from the Humber to the Thames, and westward to the Welsh Marches.

Is “Norman Conquest” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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