Edward

American  

[ed-werd] / ˈɛd wərd /

noun

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

2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2,150 sq. km).

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

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Edward ¹ British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. 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

2. 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

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Edward ² British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. Former official name: Lake Amin.  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)

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Example Sentences

In that time, rising asset prices have benefited all savers, but especially those who bought their first homes and stocks in the 1980s, according to research by New York University economist Edward Wolff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Convener Edward Mountain rebuked the government over the failure to table the legislation last month.

From BBC

After Corfield's public confession two years ago, Edward reached out to Michael.

From BBC

Edward H. Levi, a respected legal scholar who served as Ford’s attorney general, began working to mend the department from within, which included limiting the scope and power of the FBI.

From Salon

“It’s nice to see some green on the screen before the weekend,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global strategist at Edward Jones.

From MarketWatch