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• D'Avenant
  D'Avenant

  noun

  Sir William, 1606–68, English dramatist and producer: poet laureate 1638–68.
• Davenant
  Davenant

  noun

  Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)

D'Avenant

American  

[dav-uh-nuhnt] / ˈdæv ə nənt /

Or Davenant

noun

1. Sir William, 1606–68, English dramatist and producer: poet laureate 1638–68.

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Davenant British  

/ ˈdævənənt /

noun

1. Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)

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Example Sentences

The latter was baptised at Oxford on March 3, 1605, as the son of John D’Avenant, the landlord of the Crown Inn, where Shakespeare lodged in his journeys to and from Stratford. 

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

Scott, Southey, and Byron have taught us this freer scope of invention, but characterised by a depth of passion which is not found in D’Avenant.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

It is remarkable that all the critics who condemn D’Avenant could not but be struck by his excellences, and are very particular in expressing their admiration of his genius.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

Theatrical and other traditions reached Rowe also through Sir William D'Avenant, the leading figure in the revival of the stage after 1660.

From The Facts About Shakespeare by Nielson, William Allan

These humorists first reduce D’Avenant to “Old Daph.”

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac