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Dadd

British  
/ dæd /

noun

  1. Richard. 1817–86, British painter of mythological and fairy scenes. He was committed to an asylum for patricide

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“No judge likes the idea of people spending huge amounts to legally brag about their own self-imagined genius,” said David Ruck, a partner and divorce specialist at law firm Gordon Dadd.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2017

Capt Christopher Dadd was in the operations room when he realised what was happening, the inquest was told.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2012

The 19th century painter Richard Dadd had the fortune�as well as the misfortune�to embody the two definitions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like an earlier, literary figure, the English poet Christopher Smart, Dadd produced his best work in the madhouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ram turned, and stared at Jemmy Dadd with an ill-used countenance.

From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.