Greville

[ grev-il ]

/ ˈgrɛv ɪl /

noun

Fulke

[foo lk] /fʊlk/, 1st Baron Brooke,1554–1628, English poet and statesman.

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Examples from the Web for greville

At first Mr. Greville was incredulous at what John told him, and made him acquainted with the form of Muscovite.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
Enclosed is one from Mrs. Sartoris to Mr. Greville, which he sends on to Leighton.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington
He offered to set Greville on his feet again if that luckless youth would drop Emma's acquaintance.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
Greville did not stoop to collect or record private scandal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various

My wife was much upset and had hurried from greville bringing me her tender affection.
My Recollections|Jules Massenet

British Dictionary definitions for greville

Greville

/ (ˈɡrɛvɪl) /

noun

Fulke (fʊlk), 1st Baron Brooke. 1554–1628, English poet, writer, politician, and diplomat: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–22); author of The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652)

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