Somerset UK /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/US /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/ noun1 •A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.In Somerset, for example, the local farmers would often boil down the beet juice to create a honey tender, a viscous syrup that sweetened the harvest porridge. — 1922 formssomersets