tawney

[ taw-nee ]

adjective, nountaw·ni·er, taw·ni·est,

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Tawney
[ taw-nee, tey- ]

noun
  1. Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.

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Tawney

/ (ˈtɔːnɪ) /


noun
  1. R (ichard) H (enry). 1880–1962, British economic historian, born in India. His chief works are The Acquisitive Society (1920), Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926), and Equality (1931)

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