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Devereux

[ dev-uh-roo ]
/ ˈdɛv əˌru /
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noun

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

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Devereux
/ (ˈdɛvərə) /

noun

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