Jeffrey

American  

[jef-ree] / ˈdʒɛf ri /

noun

1. Francis Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “divine peace.”

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Jeffrey British  

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪ /

noun

1. Francis, Lord. 1773–1850, Scottish judge and literary critic. As editor of the Edinburgh Review (1803–29), he was noted for the severity of his criticism of the romantic poets, esp Wordsworth

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Example Sentences

NEW YORK—Jeffrey Epstein never earned a college degree—let alone one from a fancy Ivy League university.

From The Wall Street Journal

A family spokesperson said: “Alice de Rothschild’s university admissions in the United States, as well as her rejections, are entirely due to her grades. Alice cannot be held responsible for Jeffrey Epstein’s unilateral actions.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Former Harvard University President Larry Summers announced he would resign from his remaining positions at the university, following the reveal of his conversations with Jeffrey Epstein.

From Salon

Jason Newton, a spokesman for Harvard, said the school had accepted Summers’s resignation as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government “in connection with the ongoing review by the university of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were recently released by the government.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes after the force launched an investigation earlier this month over allegations that, while he was serving as a minister, Lord Mandelson had passed on market-sensitive government information to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC