ALL meanings of kent
Kent
K k - noun kent A county on the southeastern coast of England; county town, Maidstone. 1
- noun kent knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken. 1
- noun kent range of sight or vision. 1
- verb with object kent Chiefly Scot. to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing). to understand or perceive (an idea or situation). 1
- verb with object kent Scots Law. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act. 1
- verb with object kent Archaic. to see; descry; recognize. 1
- verb with object kent British Dialect Archaic. to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something). to teach, direct, or guide (someone). 1
- verb without object kent British Dialect. to have knowledge of something. to understand. 1
- noun kent a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century ad. Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles) 0
- noun kent William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer 0
- noun kent James1763-1847; U.S. jurist 0
- noun kent ˈRockˌwell (ˈrɑkˌwɛl ) ; räkˈwelˌ) 1882-1971; U.S. artist 0
- noun kent county in SE England: formerly, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom (6th-9th cent. a.d.): 1,442 sq mi (3,735 sq km); pop. 1,509,000 0
- verb kent simple past tense and past participle of ken. 0