Maurice
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
of Nassau, 1567–1625, Dutch statesman.
a male given name.
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How to use Maurice in a sentence
Maurice, a 22-year-old father, says the cops planted weed on him after he was arrested once.
But, in Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his country after his marriage to his Canadian husband made front-page news.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality | Justin Jones | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was taken into one by Maurice, a gnarled old Vietnam vet in a wooly hat.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaurice has been in prison for 46 years for a homicide committed at the age of 22.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaurice de Palo, a pharmacist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
What though Maurice wanted to persuade me at Paris that I had better take a britska, as more fashionable?
Picture frames, nicely moulded in brass, were made here in 1825, by a modeller named Maurice Garvey.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellNotwithstanding these successes, the Dutch government disapproved of Count Maurice's administration.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamShe had no doubt in her own mind as to what it was that Maurice Capt had learnt at the village of Auray.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsShe had a very beautiful daughter, Amelie, whom the comte wished to marry to his secretary, Maurice de l'Hostal.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
British Dictionary definitions for Maurice
/ (ˈmɒrɪs) /
1521–53, duke of Saxony (1541–53) and elector of Saxony (1547–53). He was instrumental in gaining recognition of Protestantism in Germany
known as Maurice of Nassau. 1567–1625, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; the son of William the Silent, after whose death he led the United Provinces of the Netherlands in their struggle for independence from Spain (achieved by 1609)
Frederick Denison. 1805–72, English Anglican theologian and pioneer of Christian socialism
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