Thomas of Woodstock

American  

[tom-uhs uhv wood-stok] / ˈtɒm əs əv ˈwʊdˌstɒk /

noun

1. Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).

---

Thomas of Woodstock British  

noun

1. 1355–97, youngest son of Edward III, who led opposition to his nephew Richard II (1386–89); arrested in 1397, he died in prison

---

Example Sentences

Ninety-one-year-old Walter Thomas of Woodstock was able to slam an SUV through a garage door with his family's help.

From US News

The dukedom dates from 1385, when Thomas of Woodstock, a younger son of Edward III., was created duke of Gloucester, but his honours were forfeited when he was found guilty of treason in 1397.

From Project Gutenberg

Thomas of Woodstock, the Queen’s Benjamin, fared not much better.

From Project Gutenberg

Evidently it came to be known that he had tastes of this kind, for William of Wykeham's pipers journeyed to Pyrford to strut their little hour before the Abbot; Henry Despenser, the fighting Bishop of Norwich and doughty champion of Richard II., sent his minstrels to entertain my lord when he was at Birlingham; the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, kept a blind harper who gave a performance at Denham; and the other visitors included the Abbot of Eynsham's player—lusor—and the musicians of the ill-fated Earl of Arundel.

From Project Gutenberg

Thomas of Woodstock, the youngest son of Edward III., took a powerful army to Calais, and marched through Picardy and Champagne, past Orleans, and finally to Rennes in Brittany, but accomplished nothing save the ruin of his own troops and the wasting of a vast sum of money.

From Project Gutenberg