Greville

[ grev-il ]

noun
  1. Fulke [foolk], /fʊlk/, 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.

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How to use Greville in a sentence

  • "Her influence over him exceeds all belief," wrote a mutual friend to Greville in March, 1791.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
  • Geoffrey Greville had driven down to see Elma the morning after her departure, and had spent a considerable time in her society!

    Flaming June | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • I should have thought Geoffrey Greville had more snap to him, than to hang on to such worn-out notions.

    Flaming June | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

British Dictionary definitions for Greville

Greville

/ (ˈɡrɛvɪl) /


noun
  1. Fulke (fʊlk), 1st Baron Brooke. 1554–1628, English poet, writer, politician, and diplomat: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–22); author of The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652)

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