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Bedfordshire

(ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə)

(Placename) a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles). Abbreviation: Beds

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Bed•ford•shire

(ˈbɛd fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər)

n.

a county in central England. 534,300; 477 sq. mi. (1235 sq. km). Also called Bedford.

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For example the last couplet of her speech And suretee wol I han, er that thou pace, Thy body for to yelden in this place.

Lifting The Wife of Bath off the page

The Parson, who preaches a sermon in fulfillment of his commitment to tell a story, says that "a man and his wyf have three reasons to come together," one of which is "to yelden everich of hem to oother the dette of hire bodies; for neither of hem hath power of his owene body."[2] Continuing (and using a meaning of "chastitee" directly opposite in meaning to the Modern English descendant of the French-borrowed word), he praises the woman who, though she may not wish to do so, yields her body to her husband.