"preserved county" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preserved counties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} preserved county (plural preserved counties)
  1. Any of the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty, based on the counties used for local government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996.
    Sense id: en-preserved_county-en-noun-p3eunFHO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "ceremonial",
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        ],
        [
          "lieutenancy",
          "lieutenancy"
        ],
        [
          "shrievalty",
          "shrievalty"
        ],
        [
          "local government",
          "local government"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preserved county"
}

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      ]
    }
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        "English multiword terms",
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      ],
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