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Saint Leger

British  
/ ˈlɛdʒə /

noun

  1. an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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My brother, Don Hubert Saint Leger, is still a prisoner in the hands of your countrymen.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

For a long minute young Saint Leger gazed about him with fast increasing horror as he realised the diabolical purpose of the several engines that met his eye; then, gaspingly, he spoke.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

That season never arrived, for Richard Saint Leger was struck down, severely wounded, early in the fight, and the command of the ship then devolved upon Hugh.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

Let Mr Saint Leger see everything without reserve, Thomson; and tell him anything he wishes to know, if you please.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

The village of Lukabela—so named after its chief—did not favourably impress George Saint Leger, when the little party presently reached it.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

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