Palgrave Definition

palgrāv
noun

Alternative form of palsgrave.

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Synonyms:
  • Francis Turner Palgrave

Other Word Forms of Palgrave

Noun

Singular:
Palgrave
Plural:
palgraves

Palgrave Sentence Examples

  • In 1803 Palgrave was articled to a firm of solicitors, but was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1827.

  • On his marriage in 1823 with Elizabeth, daughter of Dawson Turner of Great Yarmouth, he had become a Christian, and had changed his name to Palgrave, the maiden name of his wife's mother.

  • Palgrave's most important work is his History of Normandy and England, which appeared in four volumes (London 1851-1864), and deals with the history of the two countries down to 1101.

  • William Gifford Palgrave (1826-1888) went to India as a soldier after a brilliant career at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Oxford; but, having become a Roman Catholic, he was ordained priest and served as a Jesuit missionary in India, Syria, and Arabia.

  • Palgrave, "docile means stupid, well and good; in such a case the camel is the very model of docility.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAL

Words Ending With

EVEAVE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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