Parnell

[ pahr-nel, pahr-nl ]

/ pɑrˈnɛl, ˈpɑr nl /

noun

Charles Stewart,1846–91, Irish political leader.

Related formsPar·nell·ism, nounPar·nell·ite, noun

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Examples from the Web for parnell

He also alleges that Parnell Spears punched him in the chest.
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Parnell has moved Amendment arraigning Balfour's administration in Ireland.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890|Various
Mr. Parnell had made his entry into the city, and the occasion was one of a triumph such as an Emperor might have envied.
Sketches In The House (1893)|T. P. O'Connor
They were men of independence and impartiality, but they were dispensed with in a vain attempt to satisfy Mr. Parnell.
About Ireland|E. Lynn Linton

Parnell, Tickell, and Prior belonged to the small band who had the taste to appreciate the unfashionable old ballad.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy
To part with Parnell meant parting with the ablest leader that Nationalist Ireland had ever found.
John Redmond's Last Years|Stephen Gwynn

British Dictionary definitions for parnell

Parnell

/ (ˈpɑːnəl, pɑːˈnɛl) /

noun

Charles Stewart. 1846–91, Irish nationalist, who led the Irish Home Rule movement in Parliament (1880–90) with a calculated policy of obstruction. Although Gladstone was converted to Home Rule (1886), Parnell's career was ruined by the scandal over his adultery with Mrs O'Shea

Derived FormsParnellism, nounParnellite, noun, adjective

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