Wykeham

/ ˈwɪkəm /

noun

1. WykehamWilliam of13241404MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanPOLITICS: statesman William of. 1324–1404, English prelate and statesman, who founded New College, Oxford, and Winchester College: chancellor of England (1367–71; 1389–91); bishop of Winchester (1367–1404)

Example Sentences

Wickham, most beautifully situated on the Arle, is celebrated as the birthplace of William of Wykeham, the great bishop-builder.

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This deposit terminates in a crescent-shape and now forms the slightly elevated ground upon which Wykeham Abbey stands.

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Wykeham had a strong natural taste for architecture, and seems moreover to have been a wise and practical man of business.

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It was against Wykeham that the petition of Parliament against giving office to ecclesiastics was chiefly directed.

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In it he appointed William of Wykeham one of his executors, which shows us what confidence he placed in the Bishop.

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