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Cinkpors (c.1290)
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Cinkpors (c.1290)

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Cincports,  Cinqueportes,  Cinkeporz,  Cinkportz,  Cynkporz;  .v. portz  
  FEW:  quinque 2/i,1480a / portus 9,227a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  Cinque Ports n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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toponymCinque Ports, group of sea-ports on the coast of south-east England, originally consisting of Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, Romney and Hithe, but gradually extended: 
( c.1290 )  les barons des Cinke Portz  Fet assaver 167
( MS: c.1300 )  Hardement de (l. dé) Cinkpors  English Towns 101
( 1401-02 )  [...] qe le dit maire deust mesner au roi s'il busoigne mille hommes defensables des gentz de .v. Portz  Rot Parl1 iii 242
( MS: c.1450 )  et hors de la dicte fraunchise dé Cinque Portes  Blk Bk Adm 415
gardein des Cinkpors
gardein1

See also:

cinc1  port1 
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