Devereux

[ dev-uh-roo ]

/ ˈdɛv əˌru /

noun

Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex,1566–1601, British statesman, soldier, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Examples from the Web for devereux

Mrs. Devereux's idea of irregularity was that it absorbed the devoted victim, kept her aghast.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
Devereux insisted on remaining to the last, and he was taken off in the second boat.
Paul Gerrard|W.H.G. Kingston
Mrs. Devereux grew, indeed, half afraid of the momentous enterprise on which she was about to enter.
The Crooked Stick|Rolf Boldrewood
So Devereux's talk held her for a while in a sort of trance, melancholy and delightful.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Devereux, who had charge of the deck, was about to shorten sail, when Noakes came up to relieve him.
Paul Gerrard|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for devereux

Devereux

/ (ˈdɛvərə) /

noun

Robert. See (2nd Earl of) Essex (def. 1)

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