Parnell
[ pahr-nel, pahr-nl ]
/ pɑrˈnɛl, ˈpɑr nl /
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noun
Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
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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
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Parnellism, nounParnellite, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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