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Cantref — A Cantref (IPA2|ˈka:ntrɛ(v)) was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law.Land in medieval Wales was divided into cantrefs, which were themselves divided into smaller cymydau (commotes). The name… … Wikipedia
Cantref — Le Cantref (prononcé /kantrɛv/) était une division territoriale galloise médiévale. Elle était particulièrement importante pour rendre la justice selon la loi galloise. Sommaire 1 Les cantrefs … Wikipédia en Français
Cantref — Ein Cantref (gesprochen /kantrɛv/) war im mittelalterlichen Wales eine Verwaltungseinheit, die besonders in der Rechtsordnung wesentlich war. Wales war im Mittelalter in Cantrefi aufgeteilt, die wiederum in die kleineren Cymydau (Commotes)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cantref — Cantred Can tred, ||Cantref Can tref, n. [W. cantref; cant hundred + tref dwelling place, village.] A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales. [Written also {kantry}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cantref — Welsh term for a district with 100 townships. The Latin form was cantredus/cantaredus from the 12c. This word was carried to Ireland from Wales by English lords in the 12c, being used to indicate a small, administrative area or division of land.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Cantref Mawr — was a cantref in south west Wales. It was of strategic importance in medieval Wales as the location of the main seat of the princes of Deheubarth at Dinefwr. Cantref Mawr means The Great Cantref . Each cantref in medieval Wales was divided into… … Wikipedia
Cantref Mawr — était un cantref au sud ouest du Pays de Galles. Il était d une importance stratégique au Moyen Âge car il était le siège des princes du Deheubarth à Dinefwr et il formait un obstacle naturel afin de bloquer une armée ennemie. Seule partie du… … Wikipédia en Français
Cantref Gwarthaf (Dyfed) — Cantref Gwarthaf was the largest of the seven cantrefi of Dyfed. It subsequently became part of Deheubarth in around 950. It consisted of the southeastern part of Dyfed containing most of the basin of the River Tâf [Richards, Melville, Welsh… … Wikipedia
Cantref Reservoir — Infobox lake lake name = Cantref Reservoir image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = South Wales coords = coord|51|49|55|N|3|27|40|W|type:waterbody region:GB|display=inline,title type = reservoir inflow =… … Wikipedia
Cantref Llŷn — The ancient Welsh cantref of Llŷn in north west Wales was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the new county of Caernarfonshire, together with Arfon and Arllechwedd under the terms of the Statute of… … Wikipedia
Cantref Arfon — The ancient Welsh cantref of Arfon in north west Wales was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the new county of Caernarfonshire, together with Llŷn and Arllechwedd under the terms of the Statute of… … Wikipedia
