Palmerston

[ pah-mer-stuh n ]
/ ˈpɑ mər stən /

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount,1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.

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British Dictionary definitions for palmerston (1 of 2)

Palmerston 1
/ (ˈpɑːməstən) /

noun

the former name (1869–1911) of Darwin 1

British Dictionary definitions for palmerston (2 of 2)

Palmerston 2
/ (ˈpɑːməstən) /

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. 1784–1865, British statesman; foreign secretary (1830–34; 1835–41; 1846–51); prime minister (1855–58; 1859–65). His talent was for foreign affairs, in which he earned a reputation as a British nationalist and for high-handedness and gunboat diplomacy