Glendower

[ glen-dou-er, glen-dou-er ]

noun

1. Owen, 1359?–1416?, Welsh rebel against Henry IV of England.

Glendower

/ ɡlɛnˈdaʊə /

noun

1. GlendowerOwen?1350?1416MWelshPOLITICS: chieftain Owen, Welsh name Owain Glyndŵr. ?1350–?1416, Welsh chieftain, who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1400–15)

Example Sentences

You and I will drive to Lady Glendower's, where we shall stay the night.

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I have no right to make him pay for it; besides, Glendower is such a fool, that it was really a relief to get rid of him.

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But the trouble would have died away had it not been raised into revolt by the energy of Owen Glyndwr or Glendower.

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It seemed to be four or five hundred years old, and perhaps belonged to some petty chief in the days of Owen Glendower.

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The celebrated Welsh chieftain, generally known as Owen Glendower, was surnamed after the valley, which belonged to him.

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