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A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain and Ireland—the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings—but there is no correlation between counties and earldoms. Rather, county, from French comté, was simply used by the Normans after 1066 to replace the native English term scir ()—Modern English shire. A shire was an administrative division of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom (Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia, etc.), usually named after its administrative centre: for example, Gloucestershire, in Gloucester; Worcestershire, in Worcester; etc.Etymology of the word county.

Thus, whereas the word comté denoted a sovereign jurisdiction in the original French, the English county denotes a subdivision of a sovereign jurisdiction.

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Map Of Counties In Texas: Texas. A state of the southcentral United States. It was admitted… http://goo.gl/fb/BklxC
Broder on Vilsack: "90% of the counties faced with persistent poverty are in rural America," http://bit.ly/9PzO4J (via @TheFix)
sarahfelts (Sarah Felts) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:15:35 -0000
Broder on Vilsack: "90% of the counties faced with persistent poverty are in rural America," http://bit.ly/9PzO4J (via @TheFix)
"This year Counties haven't had much to smile about" Thank you for reminding us, 3 news.
heyloser (Olivia) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:15:24 -0000
"This year Counties haven't had much to smile about" Thank you for reminding us, 3 news.
Thailand: Emergency removed from 3 other counties in the country
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Thailand: Emergency removed from 3 other counties in the country
RT @zhami: *Lowest* rate of obesity in U.S. (by county) is 13%. There can be NO solution to healthcare with nums like this. http://tr.im/FrJR
VLCC_AOD (Anti Obesity Drive) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:59:55 -0000
RT @zhami: *Lowest* rate of obesity in U.S. (by county) is 13%. There can be NO solution to healthcare with nums like this. http://tr.im/FrJR
RT @TXDemParty: RT @TX4BillWhite Sheriffs protecting 98.7% of Texans who live in border counties have endorsed White for governor. http://bit.ly/bIntLX
ErathCountyDems (Erath CountyDemParty) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:59:34 -0000
RT @TXDemParty: RT @TX4BillWhite Sheriffs protecting 98.7% of Texans who live in border counties have endorsed White for governor. http://bit.ly/bIntLX

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