"contrey" meaning in English

See contrey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: contries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|contries}} contrey (plural contries)
  1. Obsolete spelling of country Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: country
    Sense id: en-contrey-en-noun-3CcYNdWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for contrey meaning in English (0.8kB)

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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...",
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