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clarence

[ klar-uh ns ]
/ ˈklær əns /
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noun

a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.

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Nearby words

clare of assisi, clare of assisi, saint, clare-obscure, claremont, claremore, clarence, clarenceux, clarendon, clarendon code, clarendon, edward hyde, 1st earl of, claret

Origin of clarence

1830–40; named after Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), later William IV

Definition for clarence (2 of 2)

Clarence

[ klar-uh ns ]
/ ˈklær əns /

noun

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear one.”
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British Dictionary definitions for clarence

clarence

/ (ˈklærəns) /

noun

a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front

Word Origin for clarence

C19: named after the Duke of Clarence (1765–1837)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for clarence

Clarence

surname, from Medieval Latin Clarencia, name of dukedom created 1362 for Lionel, third son of Edward III, so called from town of Clare, Suffolk, whose heiress Lionel married. Used as a masc. proper name from late 19c. As a type of four-wheeled closed carriage, named for the Duke of Clarence, later William IV.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper