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

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes now say they have identified the reason.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“I would love to do it, but we just don’t love dealing with the process of what licensing puts you through, to be honest,” said Gladstone.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Coulier is best known for playing Joey Gladstone, or "Uncle Joey", on Full House, a sitcom which aired on ABC between 1987 and 1995.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

To shape himself as an orator he learned by heart the speeches of Disraeli, Gladstone, Cromwell, Burke, and Pitt.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith