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Powysian, a. and n.|pəʊˈɪsɪən, paʊˈɪsɪən|
Also † Powisian.
[f. Powys (see below) + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the historical principality of Powys in east-central Wales, or its inhabitants or dialect.
B. n.
a. An inhabitant of Powys.
b. The dialect of Powys.
Powys was established as the name of a Welsh county in 1974.
1868Coll. Hist. & Archæol. Montgomeryshire I. 426 Powis, Pow isa is the low country, a name still given by the peasants of Montgomeryshire to the plain of Shropshire, and indeed derived from that, the only level portion of the ancient Powisian dominions. 1880Ibid. XIII. 42 The men of Argoed..uphold the brother's right, and acknowledge not a sister's claim to inheritance... Hence we find no Boadiceas, no Cartismanduas, no queens, among the Powysians. 1897P. Barbier Age of Owain Gwynedd (1908) i. 22 The death of Maredudd in 1132, and..the steadily growing power of Gwynedd..tended much to the diminution of Powysian influence. 1910A. Jones Hist. Gruffydd ap Cynan 89 It was the activity of the Powysian princes, and especially of Maredudd,..that made Powys the object of attack. Ibid. 180 Gruffydd..threatened active hostility towards any Powysians who sought safety within his dominions. 1913J. M. Jones Welsh Gram. 8 Powysian, the dialect of Powys, or North East and Mid Wales. |