Frederick

[ fred-rik, -er-ik ]

/ ˈfrɛd rɪk, -ər ɪk /

a city in central Maryland.

Also Fred·er·ic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”

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Waters was inspired by the case of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters in 1922.
Sarah Waters: Queen of the Tortured Lesbian Romance|Tim Teeman|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That woman, an island hero, Betto Douglas, may have been a relative of the famous American abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.
Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were Frederick Douglass in Baltimore, P.S. 91 in Brooklyn, McDonough 35 in New Orleans, and so very many others.
Equality Matters More Than Integration in Schools|John McWhorter|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In The Embrace of Unreason, Frederick Brown weaves a warning for America from the story of the divided French.
‘The Embrace of Unreason’: How France Lost It All Between the Wars|Michael Korda|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is that phenomenon that Frederick Brown explores in his brilliant new book, The Embrace of Unreason: France, 1914-1940.
‘The Embrace of Unreason’: How France Lost It All Between the Wars|Michael Korda|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the 6th the enemy occupied Hagerstown, moving a strong column toward Frederick City.
Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers|J. Newton Terrill
Deslauriers was convinced that Frederick had not told him the entire truth, no doubt through a feeling of delicacy.
Sentimental Education, Volume II|Gustave Flaubert
Frederick Law Olmsted, the famous landscape gardener, had his home in Brookline, where there are various examples of his work.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Frederick found himself wishing impetuously with all his soul that he could command a faith like hers.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
So the fitful calms and Elizabeth's love had not cured Frederick Brent's heart of its one eating disease, the desire for freedom.
The Uncalled|Paul Laurence Dunbar