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• Clarendon
  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

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

Out of the 335 units at the Clarendon, the vast majority are one and two bedrooms, which the housing authority says are most in demand for lower-income households.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Built in 2020, the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills feature poolside cabanas, a fire pit terrace and 24-hour community room with a kitchen and a billiard table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Sheil, the Irish orator, a small, dark, deceitful, but talented-looking man, with a very disagreeable squeaking voice, stood in a corner, very earnestly engaged in conversation with the aristocratic old Earl of Clarendon.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker