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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cinque′ Ports′ (singk),USA pronunciation - Place Names, World Historya former association of maritime towns in SE England: originally (1278) numbering five (Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich) and receiving special privileges in return for aiding in the naval defense of England.
- Old French cink porz. See cinque, port1
- Middle English cink pors 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cinque Ports /sɪŋk/ pl n - an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
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