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Villiers

[ vil-erz, vil-yerz ]

noun

  1. Frederic, 1852–1922, English artist and war correspondent.


Villiers

/ ˈvɪləz; ˈvɪljəz /

noun

  1. George. See (Dukes of) Buckingham


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The four or five thrillers a year that de Villiers churned out from 1966 until his death in 2013 were amazingly trashy.

In the commons the address was moved by Mr. Sandford, and seconded by Mr. Stuart Villiers.

Mr. Villiers brought forward his annual motion against the corn-laws on the 25th of June.

Mr. Villiers supported it on the same ground which had been traversed by former argument on the same subject.

It would ill befit the dignity of a Villiers to be frightened out of her abode by a party of rude soldiers.

The frightened gentleman told the apparition that the figure of the deceased Sir George Villiers stood before him.

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