"contrey" meaning in English

See contrey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: contries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ies}} contrey (plural contries)
  1. Obsolete spelling of country. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: country
    Sense id: en-contrey-en-noun-Y--nd2Ew Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword:",
          "text": "...to the good seruice of the Quenes Maiestie and your contrey to all our benefites...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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