Woodville

/ (ˈwʊdvɪl) /

noun

Elizabeth. ?1437–92, wife of Edward IV of England and mother of Edward V

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Arthur Mervyn had been at school and at Balliol with Woodville, and was one of his favourite companions.
The Twelfth Hour|Ada Leverson
Dear Mrs. Woodville, bear with an old fellow who is under the charm!
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins
There is also among these fragments a long passage, not used in Mathilda, identifying Woodville as someone she had met in London.
Mathilda|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
He was sorry to leave Woodville, and above all, sorry to be banished from the presence of Miss Bertha.
Work and Win|Oliver Optic

Colonel Woodville waved his hand and Slade, bowing, withdrew.
The Rock of Chickamauga|Joseph A. Altsheler

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