Cromwell

American  

[krom-wuhl, -wel, kruhm-] / ˈkrɒm wəl, -wɛl, ˈkrʌm- /

noun

1. Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58.

2. his son Richard, 1626–1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658–59.

3. Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman.

4. a town in central Connecticut.

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Cromwell British  

/ ˈkrɒmwəl, -wɛl /

noun

1. Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)

2. his son, Richard. 1626–1712, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1658–59)

3. Thomas ,Earl of Essex. ?1485–1540, English statesman. He was secretary to Cardinal Wolsey (1514), after whose fall he became chief adviser to Henry VIII. He drafted most of the Reformation legislation, securing its passage through parliament, the power of which he thereby greatly enhanced. He was executed after losing Henry's favour

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Other Word Forms

• Cromwellian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Cromwell

The following month, Trump nominated McDonald—the Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer who had represented Live Nation in the settlement—to be Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

They were from Sullivan & Cromwell, the New York-based firm that represents Trump in his personal legal troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell has tightly controlled information about the firm’s work for Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Sometimes in my imagination I invent a little lifeline that Link Cromwell might have had, had that song been a hit.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2015

I wondered how much pleasure it had given him to disguise himself as Cromwell.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier