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Desmond
[ dez-muhnd ]
noun
- a male given name.
Desmond
/ ˈdɛzmənd /
noun
- Desmond, 15th Earl of1583MAnglo-IrishPOLITICS: rebel leader 15th Earl of, title of Gerald Fitzgerald . died 1583, Anglo-Irish nobleman, who led a Catholic rebellion (1579) against English domination of Ireland
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How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder By Tim Teeman The director William Desmond Taylor was shot dead, notoriously, in 1922.
The director William Desmond Taylor was shot dead, notoriously, in 1922.
Glenn Close returns to Broadway for the first time since her star turn as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard 20 years ago.
Desmond Diggs is the founder of Teach for Liberia, an organization that provides young Liberians with educational opportunities.
One outside-the-boxer posted the sheet music for Take 5, composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Desmond also sought Sir Edmund Butler, who was now sincerely loyal, and made to him a general denial of rebellious intentions.
Desmond would not willingly confess himself disloyal, yet it is plain that he liked Queen Elizabeth best at a distance.
The Munster rivers were flooded, and there was a difficulty about corresponding with Desmond.
In the latter letter Desmond signs himself, ‘Your assured friend and loving cousin.’
Desmond was quiet for the time, but the head of the other great Geraldine family was now suspected in his turn.
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