Etherege

American  

[eth-er-ij, eth-rij] / ˈɛθ ər ɪdʒ, ˈɛθ rɪdʒ /

noun

1. Sir George, 1635?–91, English dramatist.

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Etherege British  

/ ˈɛθərɪdʒ /

noun

1. Sir George. ?1635–?92, English Restoration dramatist; author of the comedies The Comical Revenge (1664), She would if she could (1668), and The Man of Mode (1676)

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Example Sentences

Etherege, Sedley, Wycherley, and Vanbrugh are very little read, and were pretty fellows in their day; I think they may be safely consulted, and rendered available.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 by Various

You think your marriage was feigned," pursued Judith; "that he was no priest who performed the ceremony; and that no other witnesses were present except Sir George Etherege and Pillichody.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

George Etherege, a coxcomb and a diplomatist, was born in 1636, and died in 1694.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry

Etherege and Pillichody then proceeded slowly towards Cheapside, while the earl remained with his arms folded upon his breast, and his gaze fixed upon the house.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

He died in Paris, probably in 1691, for Narcissus Luttrell notes in February 1692 that “Sir George Etherege, the late King James’ ambassador to Vienna, died lately in Paris.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various