Lansdowne

[ lanz-doun ]

/ ˈlænz daʊn /

noun

Henry Charles Keith Pet·ty-Fitz·mau·rice

[pet-ee-fits-mawr-is, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs, -ˈmɒr-/, 5th Marquis of,1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.

William Petty Fitz·mau·rice

[fits-mawr-is, -mor-] /fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs, -ˈmɒr-/, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of,1737–1805, British statesman: prime minister 1782–83.

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Example sentences from the Web for lansdowne

Upon this property Lord Lansdowne had expended in drainage and works £1993, 11s.

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) |William Henry Hurlbert
The Marquess of Lansdowne expressed his profound disappointment with the Bill.

The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous
And she was so much at Mr. Lansdowne's that Juliet had few opportunities of returning her visits.

Stories for Helen |Eliza Leslie
William Petty, the founder of the house of Lansdowne, was a man of like energy and public usefulness in his day.

Self-Help |Samuel Smiles

But Mr. Lansdowne would like to make an attempt to restore him.

Adle Dubois |Mrs. William T. Savage

British Dictionary definitions for lansdowne

Lansdowne

/ (ˈlænzdaʊn) /

noun

1st Marquess of. See (William Petty Fitzmaurice) Shelburne

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Example sentences from the Web for lansdowne

British Dictionary definitions for lansdowne

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