English

Noun

cwmwd ‎(plural cwmwds)

1. Alternative form of commote
   • 1822, Memoirs of Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr) (page xiii)

     Cantref Penwedig, subdivided into the cwmwds of Geneu'r Glyn, Perfedd, and Creuddyn […]

   • 1859, Jonathan Williams, The history of Radnorshire (page 199)

     It is situated in a cwmwd which still retains the name of Swydd-y-Grè, i. e., the office or jurisdiction of the Grè.

Welsh

Alternative forms

cymwd

Noun

cwmwd

1. (historical) a commote, a mediaeval land division subdividing cantrefs

References

• A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.