Beaufort
[boh-fert]
- a male given name.
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Contemporary Examples
The match took place on the final day of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, at the Beaufort Polo Club.
Historical Examples
The lawful sons of a Beaufort were not born to beg their bread!
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And Mr. Beaufort patted the sleek neck of his favourite hunter.
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So saying, Mr. Beaufort led the way to the courtyard at the back of the cottage.
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Mr. and Mrs. Beaufort became persons of considerable importance.
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The sorrow Mr. Beaufort had not relieved was now at his own hearth.
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Beaufort
- Henry . ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- Lady Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443–1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton
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