Lloyd

[loid]

noun

Welsh Legend. Llwyd.

Harold (Clay·ton)

[kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/, 1894–1971, U.S. actor.

(John) Sel·wyn (Brooke)

[sel-win] /ˈsɛl wɪn/, 1904–78, British statesman.

a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”

Lloyd's

[loidz]

noun

an association of independent English insurance underwriters, founded in London about 1688, originally engaged in underwriting only marine risks but now also issuing policies on almost every type of insurance.

Origin of Lloyd's

named after Edward Lloyd, 17th-century owner of a London coffeehouse that was frequented by insurers against sea risk

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Contemporary Examples of lloyd

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Lobbyist Lloyd Hand, a former aide to Lyndon Johnson, flitted from conversation to conversation.
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As the wrangling continued, Lloyd and Postol grew to rely on their new colleague, Susli.
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After the August 21 attacks in Syria, Postol and Lloyd decided to launch an investigation into what happened there.
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Historical Examples of lloyd

Put a clean dress on Lloyd if you are going to take her out.
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston
Lloyd clapped her hands and spun around the room like a top.
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston
He was convinced by what she told him that both Lloyd and her mother were unduly alarmed.
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston
As soon as Lloyd began to realize what was happening, her face grew radiant.
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What a comfort she has been all my life, first as my nurse, and now as Lloyd's!
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for lloyd

Lloyd

noun

Clive (Hubert). born 1944, West Indian (Guyanese) cricketer; played in 110 tests (1966–84), scoring 7,515 runs; captained the West Indies in 74 tests and to two World Cup wins (1975, 1979)

Harold (Clayton). 1893–1971, US comic film actor

Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer

Lloyd's

noun

an association of London underwriters, set up in the late 17th century. Originally concerned exclusively with marine insurance and a shipping information service, it now subscribes a variety of insurance policies and publishes a daily list (Lloyd's List) of shipping data and news

Word Origin for Lloyd's

C17: named after Edward Lloyd (died ?1726) at whose coffee house in London the underwriters originally carried on their business

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Word Origin and History for lloyd

Lloyd

male proper name, from Welsh Llwyd, literally "gray," from PIE *pel- "pale" (see pallor). Lloyd's, meaning the London-based association of marine underwriters, is first recorded as such 1805, from Lloyd's Coffee House, Tower Street, London, opened in 1688 by Edward Lloyd, who supplied shipping information to his patrons.