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† ˈBritany Obs.
Also Britanie, -annie, -anny, Brittany.
[ad. L. Britannia.]
1. Britain, Great Britain.
1579E. K. in Spenser's Sheph. Cal. Sept. 151 Gloss., King Edgare..reigned here in Britanye. 1581Savile Tacitus Hist. i. ii. (1591) 2 Brittany al conquered, not al retained. 1596Spenser F.Q. iii. iii. 52 All Britany doth burne in armes bright. 1608Hieron Defence ii. 79 The Lords inheritance in this Ile of Britanie. 1611J. Guillim Heraldrie iii. xvii. 162 By whose glorious issue, Great Britanny now enioieth the height of Glorie and Happinesse. 1662Gunning Lent Fast 35 Lucius, first Christian King of Britanny.
2. The Roman provinces of Britannia Prima and Secunda.
1658W. Burton Itin. Antonin. 85 York..the more antient Metropolis of the Diocese of the Britainnies.
3. The French province of Bretagne: ‘Little Britany’; commonly spelt Brittany. |