Rockingham

[ rok-ing-uh m, ‐huh m ]
/ ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm, ‐həm /

noun

Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.

Definition for second marquis of rockingham (2 of 2)

Watson-Wentworth
[ wot-suh n-went-wurth ]
/ ˈwɒt sənˈwɛntˌwɜrθ /

noun

Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rock·ing·ham [rok-ing-uh m] /ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm/,1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.

British Dictionary definitions for second marquis of rockingham

Rockingham
/ (ˈrɒkɪŋəm) /

noun

Marquess of, title of Charles Watson-Wentworth . 1730–82, British statesman and leader of the Whig opposition, whose members were known as the Rockingham Whigs; prime minister (1765–66; 1782). He opposed the war with the American colonists