Trinoʹda Necessitas.

The three contributions to which all lands were subject in Anglo-Saxon times, viz.—(1) Bryge-bot, for keeping bridges and high roads in repair; (2) Burge-bot, for Fyrd, for maintaining the military and keeping fortresses in repair; and (3) naval force of the kingdom.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Tricolour
Trieste
Trigon
Trilogy
Trimilki
Trimmer
Trinculo
Trine
Trinity
Trinobantës
Trinoda Necessitas
Tripitaka means the “triple basket,”
Triple Alliance
Tripos
Trismegistus [thrice greatest]
Tristram (Sir)
Triton
Triumph
Trivet
Trivia
Trivial