Walsingham

[ wawl-sing-uh m ]

/ ˈwɔl sɪŋ əm /

noun

Sir Francis,c1530–90, English statesman: secretary of state 1573–90.

Example sentences from the Web for walsingham

They brought it to Walsingham on the 12th July, 1588, and the much enduring man heard it read from beginning to end.

History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete |John Lothrop Motley
Consult the new edition of Nares' Glossary, voce Walsingham.

Shakespeare Jest-Books; |Unknown
When I knew him first, he was one of Walsingham's men; and so was I, i' faith!

A Gentleman Player |Robert Neilson Stephens
Walsingham had staked out the claim, and was busily engaged in excavating a cave in which he purposed to dwell.

The Way of the Wind |Zoe Anderson Norris

His name is familiar to us as having promoted by every means in his power the work carried out by Alan of Walsingham.

Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely |Rev. Edward Conybeare.

British Dictionary definitions for walsingham (1 of 2)

Walsingham ¹

/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /

noun

a village in E England, in Norfolk: remains of a medieval priory; site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

British Dictionary definitions for walsingham (2 of 2)

Walsingham ²

/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /

noun

Sir Francis. ?1530–90, English statesman. As secretary of state (1573–90) to Elizabeth I he developed a system of domestic and foreign espionage and uncovered several plots against the Queen

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