Edward

[ed-werd]

noun

Prince of Wales and Duke of CornwallThe Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).

Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2150 sq. km).

a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”

Edward I

noun

Edward Longshanks, 1239–1307, king of England 1272–1307 (son of Henry III).

Edward II

noun

1284–1327, king of England 1307–27 (son of Edward I).

Edward III

noun

1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II).

Edward IV

noun

1442–83, king of England 1461–70, 1471–1483: 1st king of the house of York.

Edward V

noun

1470–83, king of England 1483 (son of Edward IV).

Edward VI

noun

1537–53, king of England 1547–53 (son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour).

Edward VII

noun

Albert Edwardthe Peacemaker, 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).

Edward VIII

noun

Duke of Windsor, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain 1936: abdicated (son of George V; brother of George VI).

Gorey

[gawr-ee]

noun

Edward (St. John),1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

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Contemporary Examples of edward

But this is often seen as little more than a way of trying to defame Edward III on the continent.
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Tom Sykes
December 4, 2014
Edward had one of British history's most notorious mistresses.
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Tom Sykes
December 4, 2014
Ponomarev had similar criticism of Edward Snowden, perhaps the most famous American today living in Moscow.
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October 26, 2014
Edward Hopper has long been a living classic of American art.
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October 25, 2014
“We think they are days from failure,” Bernanke (writing as Edward Quince) told colleagues, it was revealed in court last week.
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October 15, 2014

Historical Examples of edward

The church has been supposed to have been erected by Edward IV.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 267, August 4, 1827
Various
"These are bitter words, sir knight," said Prince Edward, with an angry frown.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Edward Gilder did none of these things, though his heart was sorely wounded.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
At this intolerable assertion as he deemed it, Edward Gilder was reanimated.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
"O, I am very well now," answered Edward, with a faint smile.
Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for edward

Edward

noun

Lake Edward a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)Former official name: Lake Amin

Edward

noun

known as the Black Prince. 1330–76, Prince of Wales, the son of Edward III of England. He won victories over the French at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War

Prince. born 1964, Earl of Wessex, third son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999 he married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965); their daughter Louise was born in 2003 and their son James in 2007

Edward I

noun

1239–1307, king of England (1272–1307); son of Henry III. He conquered Wales (1284) but failed to subdue Scotland

Edward II

noun

1284–1327, king of England (1307–27); son of Edward I. He invaded Scotland but was defeated by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn (1314). He was deposed by his wife Isabella and Roger Mortimer; died in prison

Edward III

noun

1312–77, king of England (1327–77); son of Edward II. His claim to the French throne in right of his mother Isabella provoked the Hundred Years' War (1337)

Edward IV

noun

1442–83, king of England (1461–70; 1471–83); son of Richard, duke of York. He defeated Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses and became king (1461). In 1470 Henry was restored to the throne, but Edward recovered the crown by his victory at Tewkesbury

Edward V

noun

1470–?83, king of England in 1483; son of Edward IV. He was deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III), and is thought to have been murdered with his brother in the Tower of London

Edward VI

noun

1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. His uncle the Duke of Somerset was regent until 1552, when he was executed. Edward then came under the control of Dudley, Duke of Northumberland

Edward VII

noun

1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1901–10); son of Queen Victoria

Gorey

noun

Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

Edward VIII

noun

1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1936; son of George V and brother of George VI. He abdicated in order to marry an American divorcée, Mrs Wallis Simpson (1896–1986); created Duke of Windsor (1937)

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Word Origin and History for edward

Edward

masc. proper name, from Old English Eadweard, literally "prosperity-guard," from ead "wealth, prosperity" + weard "guardian" (see ward (n.)). Among the 10 most popular names for boys born in the U.S. every year from 1895 to 1930.