Argall

[ ahr-gawl, -guh l ]

/ ˈɑr gɔl, -gəl /

noun

Sir Samuel,1572–1639, British explorer: colonial governor of Virginia 1617–19.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for argall

Argall himself, with a third gang, left in the shallop on the first day of May to explore the east side of the Bay.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
The vessel was commanded by Turnel, Argall's lieutenant, apparently an officer of merit, a scholar and linguist.
Pioneers Of France In The New World|Francis Parkman, Jr.
Argall made the round trip by the shorter route in five months.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
Champlain discredited the charge, saying that Argall compelled an Indian to serve as pilot.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. I: Acadia, 1610-1613|Various

At Argall's departure in the spring of 1619, it was listed as one of seven Virginia settlements with Henrico being another.
The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624|Charles E. Hatch

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