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1894 Brewer’s / T / Trinoda Necessitas

Trinoʹda Necessitas

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The three contributions to which all lands were subject in Anglo-Saxon times, viz.—(1) Bryge-bot, for keeping bridges and high roads in repair; (2) Burge-bot, for Fyrd, for maintaining the military and keeping fortresses in repair; and (3) naval force of the kingdom.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Trieste
Trigon
Trilogy
Trimilki
Trimmer
Trinculo
Trine
Trinity
Trinobantës
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Tripos
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Trivet
Trivia
Trivial