Margaret

[ mahr-guh-rit, -grit ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pearl.”

Margaret

/ ˈmɑːɡrət /

noun

1. Margaret?12821290FNorwegianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Maid of Norway. ?1282–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90); daughter of Eric II of Norway. Her death while sailing to England to marry the future Edward II led Edward I to declare dominion over Scotland
2. Margaret13531412FSwedishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1353–1412, queen of Sweden (1388–1412) and regent of Norway and Denmark (1380–1412), who united the three countries under her rule
3. Margaret, Princess19302002FBritishPOLITICS: royal family member Princess. 1930–2002, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Example Sentences

It was the June deaths of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh that first received widespread coverage in the media as well as within true crime circles.

From Time

His wife, Margaret, at that moment was caught in her own personal hell.

From Washington Post

She eventually was settled with her younger sister, Margaret, at Windsor Castle.

From Washington Post

By all the available evidence, he and his wife Margaret, who this month filed for divorce, were in a very bad spiral of debt and high lifestyle expectations.

From Voice of San Diego

“It helps their attendance in class and their participation in class,” said Stedwick Principal Margaret Pastor.

From Washington Post

Nothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.

From The Daily Beast

Old pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.

From The Daily Beast

Margaret, in the blasted shock of sudden loss, sold most of her possessions and moved to Florida.

From The Daily Beast

She lives with her husband, Tim, and daughter, Margaret, in suburban Washington, D.C.

From The Daily Beast

Margaret Thatcher had served under the Heath regime as Education Secretary and witnessed the miners topple the Conservative Party.

From The Daily Beast

I am really afraid to say how much of poor Margaret's fortune was dragged from her—how little of it still remained.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Winter glanced unutterable things at Margaret, and Ethel began to perceive she had done something wrong.

From Project Gutenberg

Her eloquence always broke down with any auditor but her brother, or, perhaps, Margaret.

From Project Gutenberg

Ethel ran after her sister, and pulling out drawers without knowing what she sought, begged to hear how papa and Margaret were.

From Project Gutenberg

Margaret hesitated, glancing rapidly at the Inspector, and then down at the writing-table before which she was seated.

From Project Gutenberg