单词 | Cinque Ports |
释义 | Cinque Ports /singk/ a 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. [1275-1325; ME cink pors < OF cink porz. See CINQUE, PORT1] |
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