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  Clarendon

  noun

  Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
• clarendon
  clarendon

  noun

  printing a style of boldface roman type

Clarendon

American  

[klar-uhn-duhn] / ˈklær ən dən /

noun

1. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.

2. Council of, the ecumenical council (1164) occasioned by the opposition of Thomas à Becket to Henry II.

3. (lowercase) a condensed form of printing type, like roman in outline but with thicker serifs.

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Clarendon ¹ British  

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. a village near Salisbury in S England: site of a council held by Henry II in 1164 that produced a code of laws (the Constitutions of Clarendon ) defining relations between church and state

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Clarendon ² British  

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. 1st Earl of , title of Edward Hyde. 1609–74, English statesman and historian; chief adviser to Charles II (1660–67); author of History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (1704–07)

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clarendon ³ British  

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. printing a style of boldface roman type

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Etymology

Origin of clarendon

C20: named after the Clarendon Press at Oxford University

Example Sentences

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The boy stated that he ended up alone with the 17-year-old co-accused on Clarendon Street.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

As teller of the Exchequer, Downing later contributed to financial reforms in Britain’s Treasury, promoting Dutch-style credit practices, against the opposition of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Low-lying parishes such as Clarendon and St Catherine are at risk of flash flooding not only from rainfall but also from torrents rushing down from the Blue Mountains.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

Under the plan for the Clarendon, about a third of the units will be reserved for low-income households, defined as those making 80% or less of the area median income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

"It was," says Clarendon, "no hard matter to get anything disliked that was resolved in the Council."

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva

The words printed in clarendon in these three pieces are written in red, not inserted afterwards by a rubricator but done at the same time as the rest of the text.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph