Elyot

American  

[el-ee-uht, el-yuht] / ˈɛl i ət, ˈɛl yət /

noun

1. Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.

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Elyot British  

/ ˈɛlɪət /

noun

1. Sir Thomas. ?1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat; author of The Boke named the Governour (1531), a treatise in English on education

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Example Sentences

But two of the contest winners go further, borrowing Coward’s format — or at least the famous adjacent balconies on which his Elyot and Amanda rediscover each other — to tell their stories.

From New York Times

Deliciously, neither can remember Elyot’s name, though both were married to him; along with men, the male gaze has disappeared from the story.

From New York Times

He went on to New York to direct “The Subject Was Roses” at the Roundabout Theater in 1991 and Kevin Elyot’s comedy-drama “My Night With Reg” for the New Group in 1997.

From New York Times

Rickman's every utterance as Elyot Chase had what can only be described as a musical panache.

From Los Angeles Times

But more impressive than that, he endowed Elyot with a soul.

From Los Angeles Times