Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

F.F.V.

American  

abbreviation

  1. First Families of Virginia.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Wash., making biscuits marketed under three names, including its popular F.F.V.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Freeman family moved to Virginia in 1742, which makes them not quite F.F.V., but Biographer Freeman's maternal ancestors were.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are no such things—and I'm not a fool; Nor did she reside in Ashantee; No—the lady fair was an F.F.V.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various

Then there was Colonel Cecil Burleigh Essex, another F.F.V. of formidable caliber—however, with him we have no concern.

From The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Twain, Mark

During and after the war, Blandford Carteret, F.F.V., lost his plantations, juleps, marksmanship, and life.

From Options by Henry, O.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "F.F.V." for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com