De La Warr

[ del-uh-wair; British del-uh-wer ]

/ ˈdɛl əˌwɛər; British ˈdɛl ə wər /

noun

12th BaronThomas West, 1577–1618, 1st English colonial governor of Virginia.

Also Delaware.

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British Dictionary definitions for de la warr

De La Warr

/ (ˈdɛləˌwɛə) /

noun

Baron, title of Thomas West, known as Lord Delaware. 1577–1618, English administrator in America; first governor of Virginia (1610)

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