Cinque Ports 五港(联盟) 法语为「五港」之意。最初指黑斯廷斯〔Hastings〕、罗姆尼〔Romney〕、海斯〔Hythe〕、多佛〔Dover〕以及桑维奇〔Sandwich〕。莱伊〔Rye〕与温切尔西〔Winchelsea〕后来也加入。它们是由忏悔者爱德华〔Edward the Confessor〕国王促成的海岸防御联盟，国王授与它们一定的特权作为回报。1265年，这些港口接到亨利三世的召令，要求派遣贵族代表参加议会。有案可查的最早的授权状是爱德华一世于1278年颁发的。根据1835年的《市政法人法》〔Municipal Corporations Act〕，港口的所有特权遭到废止。
Cinque Ports (singk ports). [Fr. “five ports”] The five English ports — Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich — that were important defenses against French invasion. • They received special privileges and were obliged to furnish a certain number of ships for use in war. See COURT OF SHEPWAY. “Cinque ports … are those special