Palmerston

[pah-mer-stuh n]

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount,1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.

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Historical Examples of palmerston

On the 6th, at an early hour the anchor was dropped off the settlement of Palmerston.
The Last Voyage
Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
Was Palmerston frightened of him or of all the Prussians in the world?
The Shellback's Progress
Walter Runciman
They took bluntly the side of the Union against Palmerston whom they hated.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Palmerston wanted a quarrel; he must not be gratified; he must be stopped.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
He believed that Palmerston's submission and silence were due to Russell.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams

British Dictionary definitions for palmerston

Palmerston

noun

the former name (1869–1911) of Darwin 1

Palmerston

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. 1784–1865, British statesman; foreign secretary (1830–34; 1835–41; 1846–51); prime minister (1855–58; 1859–65). His talent was for foreign affairs, in which he earned a reputation as a British nationalist and for high-handedness and gunboat diplomacy

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