Walsingham

[ wawl-sing-uhm ]

/ ˈwɔl sɪŋ əm /

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noun

Sir Francis, c1530–90, English statesman: secretary of state 1573–90.

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Words nearby Walsingham

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How to use Walsingham in a sentence

Walsingham says the distress was worst in the north, where, he heard, 'the people ate dogs and horses and other unclean animals.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Essex told Walsingham that his chief regret was that he should have been betrayed into speaking hardly of Fitzwilliam.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
It was at this time that the conduct of negotiations in Paris was entrusted to Francis Walsingham.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
A like number will probably go under Walsingham about the 20th or 25th of this month, with the fleet to the West Indies.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12)|Various

Hence desperate efforts were made to deter him—efforts which did not escape the Argus-eyed Walsingham.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for Walsingham (1 of 2)

Walsingham¹

/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /

noun

a village in E England, in Norfolk: remains of a medieval priory; site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

British Dictionary definitions for Walsingham (2 of 2)

Walsingham²

/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /

noun

Sir Francis. ?1530–90, English statesman. As secretary of state (1573–90) to Elizabeth I he developed a system of domestic and foreign espionage and uncovered several plots against the Queen

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