Middlesex

/ˈmɪdəlsɛks/ noun

Definition

a former English county, now part of Greater London

Etymology

Old English 'Middel Seaxe', meaning 'Middle Saxons', the Saxon tribe between Essex and Wessex

Kelly Says

Middlesex literally means 'Middle Saxons' - it was the territory between the East Saxons (Essex) and West Saxons (Wessex) in Anglo-Saxon England!

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