Monmouth

[ mon-muhth ]

noun
  1. James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.

  2. a city in western Illinois.

  1. former name of Freehold.

Origin of Monmouth

1
From the River Monnow (from Welsh Mynwy) a river flowing through Herefordshire and Monmouthshire in the United Kingdom + mouth

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British Dictionary definitions for Monmouth (1 of 2)

Monmouth1

/ (ˈmɒnməθ) /


noun
  1. a market town in E Wales, in Monmouthshire: Norman castle, where Henry V was born in 1387. Pop: 8547 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Monmouth (2 of 2)

Monmouth2

/ (ˈmɒnməθ) /


noun
  1. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. 1649–85, the illegitimate son of Charles II of England, he led a rebellion against James II in support of his own claim to the Crown; captured and beheaded

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