Burghley

[ bur-lee ]

noun

1. 1st Baron. Cecil, William.

Burghley

/ ˈbɜːlɪ /

noun

1. BurghleyWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley15201598MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman William Cecil , 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)

Example Sentences

Some thought him too merciful, and one of his followers asked Burghley to give him a private hint inculcating severity.

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The experienced courtier may have thought the matter too weighty for women, for he wrote all privately to Burghley.

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Let us, with Burghley House before us, read what Bacon directs as to building.

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That is evident from the letter to Burghley written in that year.

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Throughout the whole work there are continual references to Burghley.

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