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