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Cinque ports
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What's The Definition Of Cinque ports?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cinque ports: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cinque ports: See Also | Cinque ports In Webster's Dictionary \Cinque" Ports`\ [Cinque + port.] (Eng. Hist.)
Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were
anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover,
and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of
Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places.
{Baron of the Cinque Ports}. See under {Baron}.
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