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Definition of Trithing
1. n. One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding.
Definition of Trithing
1. Noun. One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; a riding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trithing
1. an administrative division in England [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trithing
1. One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; now called riding. Alternative forms: riding. See: Ist Riding. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trithing
Literary usage of Trithing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient Laws of Wales: Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light They by Hubert Lewis (1889)
"... normally formed a Gwlad : this appears in England as a trithing or Riding.
— Northumbria probably formed by successive Conquests of British ..."
2. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"trithing, >. " When a country is divided into three of these intermediate
jurisdictions, they are called ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"trithing. (See Ridings.') TRIUMPH. One of the most splendid spectacles of ancient
Rome, and the highest reward of victorious generals, was the triumphal ..."
4. The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the ...by Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger by Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger (1835)
"See Spelman of the ancient Government of England, p. 52. The term trithing is
also used for the court held within the circuit of a ..."
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