Stuart

[stoo-ert, styoo-]

noun

1. a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.

2. Charles Edward the Young PretenderorBonnie Prince Charlie, 1720–80, grandson of James II.

3. Also Darnley, Lord Henry.

4. Gilbert, 1755–1828, U.S. painter.

5. Henry, Darnley, Lord Henry Stewart or Stuart.

6. James Ewell Brown Jeb, 1833–64, Confederate general in the Civil War.

7. Also called James III. James Francis Edward. the Old Pretender, 1688–1766, English prince.

8. Jesse Hilton, 1907–84, U.S. writer.

9. John, 3rd Earl of Bute, 1713–92, British statesman: prime minister 1762–63.

10. Mary. Mary, Queen of Scots.

11. former name of Alice Springs.

12. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “steward.”

Stuart

/ ˈstjʊət /

noun

1. the royal house that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714 See also Stewart

2. Charles Edward, called the Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie. 1720–88, pretender to the British throne. He led the Jacobite Rebellion (1745–46) in an attempt to re-establish the Stuart succession

3. his father, James Francis Edward, called the Old Pretender. 1688–1766, pretender to the British throne; son of James II (James VII of Scotland) and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He made two unsuccessful attempts to realize his claim to the throne (1708; 1715)

4. Mary. See Mary, Queen of Scots

Example Sentences

England might have been better off with James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

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Stuart McCloskey, who started last week's thumping win over Australia, was ruled out earlier this week with a recurrence of the groin injury he picked up in the defeat by the All Blacks.

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"My emotion just dropped to the floor," said bowler Stuart Broad, who was watching from the dressing room.

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Their first move was to bring back James Anderson and Stuart Broad, aged 39 and 35 at the time, after they had been dropped for England's previous Test series in the Caribbean.

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Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, for BTP, said: "Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation."

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