Godolphin

[ goh-dol-fin, guh- ]

/ goʊˈdɒl fɪn, gə- /

noun

Sidney, 1st Earl of,1645–1712, English statesman and financier.

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Examples from the Web for godolphin

They arrived early in town; and Godolphin, leaving them at an hotel, went in search of lodgings.
Emmeline|Charlotte Turner Smith
"Godolphin mentioned a Southern girl for the part," said Maxwell.
The Story of a Play|W. D. Howells
For some days he rested at Godolphin House, and what remains of the suite of rooms he occupied is still shewn there.
The Story of an Ancient Parish|H. R. Coulthard
It was the great and prevailing misfortune of Godolphin's life, that he had early taught himself to be superior to exertion.
Godolphin, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Godolphin, young as he might be, was not unfitted for his task.
Godolphin, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for godolphin

Godolphin

/ (ɡəˈdɒlfɪn) /

noun

Sidney. 1st Earl of Godolphin. 1645–1712, English statesman; as Lord Treasurer, he managed the financing of Marlborough's campaigns in the War of the Spanish Succession

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