Monck

American  

[muhngk] / mʌŋk /

noun

1. Sir Charles Stanley, 4th Viscount Monck, 1st Baron Monck, 1819–94, British colonial administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of Canada 1861–68.

2. Also George, 1st Duke of Albermarle and Earl of Torrington, 1608–70, English general.

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Monck British  

/ mʌŋk /

noun

1. George. 1st Duke of Albemarle. 1608–70, English general. In the Civil War he was a Royalist until captured (1644) and persuaded to support the Commonwealth. After Cromwell's death he was instrumental in the restoration of Charles II (1660)

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Example Sentences

Without Chip Monck I don’t know if we would still be talking about Monterey Pop festival.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2019

As Chip Monck, one of the festival’s hosts, says, “The man next to you is your brother.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019

In 1969, the lighting designer Chip Monck, who’d worked the Newport Folk Festival at which Bob Dylan went electric, was conscripted from his tasks onstage at Woodstock to serve as an impromptu master of ceremonies.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018

Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, was 13 years old when he took his seat in the House of Commons.

From BBC • May 8, 2015

Lord Monck was appointed the first governor-general, and at his Canada since federation. request the Hon. John Alexander Macdonald undertook the formation of an administration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various