stanhope

[ stan-hohp, stan-uhp ]

/ ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp /

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noun

a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.

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Origin of stanhope

1795–1805; named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), British clergyman

Words nearby stanhope

stane, Stanford, Stanford-Binet scale, Stanford-Binet test, stang, stanhope, stanine, Stanislaus, Stanislaus I, Stanislavski, Stanislavski Method

Other definitions for stanhope (2 of 2)

Stanhope

[ stan-hohp, stan-uhp ]

/ ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp /

noun

James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.

Philip Dor·mer

[dawr-mer]. /ˈdɔr mər/. Chesterfield, 4th Earl of.

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How to use stanhope in a sentence

One member in particular, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, exasperated Byron by wasting money on nonsense.
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“We want to get back to the basics where this all started,” Stanhope said.
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And Stanhope told The Daily Beast he thought the NAACP controversy had been blown out of proportion.
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“I happened to be in a conversation with Mark,” said Stanhope.
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When Stanhope entered to him, he found his guest lying on a sofa, in a high state of fever, both from his wounds and agitation.
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General Stanhope then repeated to him, all that the impassioned resentment of Ripperda had excited him to avow.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Stanhope subscribed to the reasonableness of the Duke's first impressions, as the immediate effect of such supposed generosity.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
They had moved about two miles along the river, and occupied a still stronger position in Stanhope Park.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Many a time ladies and gentlemen of my profession have said to me, 'Mr. Stanhope, why do you go to Calcutta?
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for stanhope (1 of 2)

stanhope

/ (ˈstænəp) /

noun

a light one-seater carriage with two or four wheels

Word Origin for stanhope

C18: named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), English clergyman for whom it was first built

British Dictionary definitions for stanhope (2 of 2)

Stanhope

/ (ˈstænəp) /

noun

Charles, 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine

his grandfather, James, 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717)

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