Cecil

[ses-uhl, sis-, see-suhl]

noun

1. (Edgar Algernon) Robert 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.

2. Robert 1st Earl of Salisburyand1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne, 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).

3. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. Salisbury.

4. William 1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh, 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.

5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”

Cecil

/ ˈsɪs-, ˈsɛsəl /

noun

1. Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer

2. Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury 2

3. William. See (William Cecil) Burghley

Example Sentences

She took refuge in the hills and moorlands of Yorkshire; the photographer Cecil Beaton, a regular visitor, described her as "the perfect outdoor girl".

From BBC

Or Cecil B. DeMille, the Hollywood kingmaker whose friendly exterior disguises his determination to preserve his industry’s institutional sexism?

From Los Angeles Times

Betty, Penelope and Cecil docked in Boston to much fanfare, before the trio was reportedly escorted via limousine to New York City, where Australia's ambassador was waiting to feed them the ceremonial first worm.

From BBC

Betty would die soon after she arrived, but Penelope and Cecil quickly became celebrities.

From BBC

And while Cecil was lovesick, Penelope was apparently sick of love.

From BBC