Gladstone

¹ American  

[glad-stohn, -stuhn] / ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən /

noun

1. a four-wheel pleasure carriage with a calash top, two inside seats, and dickey seats.

2. Gladstone bag.

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Gladstone ² American  

[glad-stohn, -stuhn] / ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən /

noun

1. William Ewart 1809–98, British statesman: prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.

2. a city in NW Missouri.

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Gladstone ¹ British  

/ ˈɡlædstən /

noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle

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Gladstone ² British  

/ ˈɡlædstən /

noun

1. William Ewart. 1809–98, British statesman. He became leader of the Liberal Party in 1867 and was four times prime minister (1868–74; 1880–85; 1886; 1892–94). In his first ministry he disestablished the Irish Church (1869) and introduced educational reform (1870) and the secret ballot (1872). He succeeded in carrying the Reform Act of 1884 but failed to gain support for a Home Rule Bill for Ireland, to which he devoted much of the latter part of his career

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Etymology

Origin of Gladstone

First recorded in 1860–65; after W.E. Gladstone

Example Sentences

General manager James Gladstone is still only 35 but in his second draft he's either pulled off some masterstrokes or made some huge errors.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The theatre itself also enters its fourth decade this year, with other highlights of its autumn season including the stage premiere of Stoke-on-Trent born Oscar winner Rachel Shenton's Gladstone Girls.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

He refused a peerage four times from prime ministers Disraeli and Gladstone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Ota is a postdoctoral scholar in Marson's Gladstone lab, as well as in the lab of Stanford scientist Jonathan Pritchard, PhD.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Marcus Gladstone was drumming his fingers on the seat in front of him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix