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2011 film by Clint Eastwood
J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film based on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. Written
J._Edgar
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
to J. Edgar Hoover. Wikiquote has quotations related to J. Edgar Hoover. Works by J. Edgar Hoover at Project Gutenberg Works by or about J. Edgar Hoover
J._Edgar_Hoover
FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The J. Edgar Hoover Building is a low-rise office building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is the headquarters
J._Edgar_Hoover_Building
American judge (1894–1977)
J. Edgar Murdock (1894 – May 2, 1977) was an American jurist who served as a chief judge of the United States Tax Court. J. Edgar Murdock was born in
J._Edgar_Murdock
2011 film score by Clint Eastwood
J. Edgar is the score soundtrack album to the 2011 film of the same name directed, produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, which is based on the career
J._Edgar_(score)
American businessman and philanthropist (1891–1976)
with Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover, and was the primary contributor to the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation. In 1936, Rosenstiel purchased
Lewis_Rosenstiel
American lawyer and prosecutor (1927–1986)
2, 2009. Hersh, Burton (2007). Bobby and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that Transformed America. Carroll &
Roy_Cohn
American actor (born 1986)
The Social Network (2010). Hammer portrayed Clyde Tolson in the biopic J. Edgar (2011), played the titular character in the western The Lone Ranger (2013)
Armie_Hammer
1987 biographical drama television film by Robert L. Collins
J. Edgar Hoover is a 1987 American biographical drama television film written and directed by Robert L. Collins. It stars Treat Williams as the eponymous
J._Edgar_Hoover_(film)
American businessman (1885–1955)
Edgar Jonas Kaufmann (November 1, 1885 – April 15, 1955) was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store
Edgar_J._Kaufmann
Eastwood at the 46th Cannes Film Festival (1993) Eastwood at the premiere for J. Edgar in Washington, D.C. (2011) Executive producer In the early stages of his
Clint_Eastwood_filmography
Inception. In 2011, he portrayed J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, in the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic J. Edgar. The following year, he played
Leonardo_DiCaprio_filmography
American FBI agent (1903–1960)
and Regulations, which stayed at about 80% and for which FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover once chided him as being unacceptable. Just before becoming Special
Melvin_Purvis
American law enforcement officer (1900–1975)
discipline. He was the protégé and long-time top deputy of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Tolson was born in Laredo, Missouri to James William Tolson, a
Clyde_Tolson
Italian-American mobster (1891-1973)
and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover That Transformed America. Carroll & Graf. p. 49. Gentry, Curt (1992). J Edgar
Frank_Costello
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
Retrieved December 3, 2019. Herst, Burton, (2007). Bobby and J. Edgar, pp. 372–374. Garrow, David J. (July 8, 2002). "The FBI and Martin Luther King". The Atlantic
Robert_F._Kennedy
American actor (born 1968)
and Come Early Morning. He played Robert F. Kennedy in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011) and his brother John F. Kennedy in Rob Reiner's LBJ (2016). He had
Jeffrey_Donovan
American bank robber (1904–1934)
1933, which resulted in the deaths of four law enforcement officers. J. Edgar Hoover leveraged the incident to seek more authority to pursue Floyd, although
Pretty_Boy_Floyd
Deputy FBI Director (1913–2008)
through the ranks, Felt became the bureau's deputy director following J. Edgar Hoover's death in mid-1972. While his only superior was on sick leave,
Mark_Felt
Head of the agency
the president and, since 1972, subject to confirmation by the Senate. J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to the predecessor office
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
at twelve stories. The last building to be added in the 1960s was the J. Edgar Monroe Science Building (now known as Monroe Hall), the largest academic
Loyola_University_New_Orleans
American bank robber (1908–1934)
Dillinger gang, the FBI came under severe criticism, with calls for director J. Edgar Hoover's resignation and a widely circulated petition demanding Purvis'
Baby_Face_Nelson
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935. The FBI headquarters is the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. The mission of the FBI is to "protect
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Male given name and family name
Edgar is a commonly used masculine English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar (composed of ead "rich, prosperous" and gar "spear"). Like most
Edgar
American bank robber (1903–1934)
personality, and described him as a Robin Hood-type figure. In response, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), used Dillinger as
John_Dillinger
American FBI agent (born 1939)
was a pioneer in long-term undercover work. The FBI's former director, J. Edgar Hoover, who died in 1972, did not want FBI agents to work undercover because
Joseph_D._Pistone
1973 film by John Milius
It includes a verbal renouncing of gangster films written by FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover: he was scheduled to read it for the film, but died before it started
Dillinger_(1973_film)
English actor and musician (born 1987)
Entering (2006), Son of Rambow (2007), S. Darko (2009), Chalet Girl (2011), J. Edgar (2011), Romeo & Juliet (2013), Bone in the Throat (2015), Freaks of Nature
Ed_Westwick
Activist group that in 1971 revealed FBI domestic surveillance operations
go public. In 2014, Betty Medsger's book The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret F.B.I. was released, which contains the burglars' description
Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
Citizens'_Commission_to_Investigate_the_FBI
Phenomenon of US political rhetoric after WWII
suggested that Hooverism, after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) head J. Edgar Hoover, is more appropriate. Following the end of the Cold War, unearthed
McCarthyism
American politician (1921–2018)
was a critic of the tactics of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Gallagher was approached
Neil Gallagher (American politician)
Neil_Gallagher_(American_politician)
Abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. (1932)
man who was charged with the kidnapping. On March 2, 1932, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover contacted the Trenton New Jersey Police Department. He told the
Lindbergh_kidnapping
Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
witness intimidation, and withholding of exculpatory evidence. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover issued directives governing COINTELPRO, ordering FBI agents to "expose
COINTELPRO
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
ISBN 978-0-19-507822-0. Herst, Burton (2007). Bobby and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover That Transformed America. New York:
John_F._Kennedy
American actor (born 1947)
Turnblad in the musical Hairspray (2004). He took on dual roles portraying J. Edgar Hoover and Robert Byrd in the political epic play All the Way (2014). He
Michael_McKean
American actor (1911–1986)
Dr. Peter Goldstone in The Interns and starred as J. Edgar Hoover in The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover. In 1977, he wore the trademark fedora and black
Broderick_Crawford
2022 book by Beverly Gage
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century is a biography of long-time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover by historian Beverly Gage, first
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
G-Man:_J._Edgar_Hoover_and_the_Making_of_the_American_Century
Short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
pills were also imposed on humans. J. Edgar Nation's name is a mixture made up by Vonnegut that derives from J. Edgar Hoover and Carrie Nation. Hoover,
Welcome to the Monkey House (short story)
Welcome_to_the_Monkey_House_(short_story)
American jazz bassist and composer
Jima (2006), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), and J. Edgar (2011). He was nominated with music partner Michael Stevens for a 2006
Kyle_Eastwood
American actress (born 2002)
then she has appeared in such films as Dear Dumb Diary, Enter the Void, J. Edgar, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, and Movie 43. She has
Emily_Alyn_Lind
Large meeting of the American Mafia held in 1957
a fact that some, including Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover, had long refused to acknowledge. On June 18, 1936, Luciano crime
Apalachin_meeting
Letter sent by FBI to Martin Luther King Jr.
passed by Congress.[citation needed] The full letter was discovered in J. Edgar Hoover's confidential files at the National Archives in 2014 by historian
FBI–King_letter
American film and television producer (born 1951)
Aliens (2011). His recently released films include J. Edgar, the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tower Heist
Brian_Grazer
American actor
Untouchables (1993-94), Manny Horvitz on Boardwalk Empire (2011-12), and J. Edgar Hoover on The Man in the High Castle (2018). Forsythe was born in the New
William_Forsythe_(actor)
American mobster (1910–1993)
Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 328. Summer, Anthony (1993). Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover. G.P. Putnam's
Carlos_Marcello
Agent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation
and lost an agent in a failed ambush of Dillinger's gang, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover brought in the experienced Texans to augment Purvis's still-relatively
Charles_B._Winstead
American history professor at Yale
Program in Grand Strategy. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her 2022 book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, and also wrote The Day Wall
Beverly_Gage
Official symbols of the U.S. federal agency
Newsweek article from 2008 credits Edward Allen Tamm, once a top aide to J. Edgar Hoover who regularly briefed President Franklin Roosevelt on domestic intelligence
Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Symbols_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Act of vigilante violence
to an increase in anti-socialist and anti-union sentiment in the state. J. Edgar Pew was a wealthy Tulsa oilman who had worked for the Standard Oil Company
Tulsa_Outrage
American oilman, cattle rancher, and sportsman (1901–1965)
over $30 million, Byars was noted as a personal friend of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Byars was born in Guthrie, Kentucky
Billy_Byars_Sr.
American FBI agent and convicted felon (born 1940)
W. McCormack wrote a personal note to J. Edgar Hoover on behalf of a constituent. The letter began, "Dear Edgar, It has come to my attention that the
John_Connolly_(FBI)
American Class I railroad (1846–1968)
rights void the following August. In 1847, the Pennsy's directors chose J. Edgar Thomson, an engineer from the Georgia Railroad, to survey and construct
Pennsylvania_Railroad
1977 film by Larry Cohen
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover is a 1977 American biographical drama film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Broderick Crawford
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The_Private_Files_of_J._Edgar_Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation agent
the Secret Service in Washington DC about this threat to JFK in Dallas. J. Edgar Hoover was asked this question numerous times in his own Warren Commission
James_P._Hosty
Los Angeles police chief, 1950–1966
administration was even at one point seriously thinking about making Parker J. Edgar Hoover's replacement as FBI director. However, under Parker, the LAPD also
William H. Parker (police officer)
William_H._Parker_(police_officer)
American attempted murderer and JFK assassination figure
(2007). "Chapter 19 - The Patsy". Bobby and J. Edgar: The Historic Face-Off Between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover That Transformed America. New York:
James_Files
US federal law enforcement most wanted list
Investigation (FBI). The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International
FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives
American screenwriter, director, producer and activist
Original Screenplay in 2009. He also wrote the screenplay for the films J. Edgar, Rustin, and created the 2022 true crime limited series Under the Banner
Dustin_Lance_Black
1992 film by Richard Attenborough
pregnant but later learns that it is a hoax. Chaplin has a confrontation with J. Edgar Hoover about actor/directors and propaganda. This sparks a 40-year-long
Chaplin_(film)
American pornographic online magazine
Screw published the first reference in print to J. Edgar Hoover's sexuality, entitled "Is J. Edgar Hoover a Fag?" A few issues later, Screw became the
Screw_(magazine)
American mother of several criminals and Barker Gang leader (1873–1935)
ruthless crime matriarch who controlled and organized her sons' crimes. J. Edgar Hoover described her as "the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal
Ma_Barker
American actor and musician (born 1983)
environment, and was a 3-D film. Fisher appeared in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic, J. Edgar, playing Agent Garrison, an FBI employee who interviews Leonardo
Miles_Fisher
1972 film
Ma Barker). They are accompanied by a bulldog that Eddie names J. Edgar, after J. Edgar Hoover. As Barney trains the dogs, he becomes suspicious and figures
The_Doberman_Gang
American actor
Express (1974), as the kidnapped highway patrolman; The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977), as Melvin Purvis; The Amityville Horror (1979), as Jeff;
Michael_Sacks
American private investigator
"TV REVIEWS : 'J. Edgar Hoover': Dirt Shown Out of Context". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved December 6, 2014. "J. Edgar Hoover Was Homosexual
Gordon_Novel
American screenwriter and author
subsequent book, PuppetMaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover was the basis of the 2011 film J. Edgar, directed by Clint Eastwood. 1991: Scanners II:
Richard_Hack
American actor
Sea of Love, A Quiet Little Marriage, Nothing but the Truth, Green Zone, J. Edgar and Dallas Buyers Club. O'Neill splits his time between Los Angeles and
Michael_O'Neill_(actor)
American gangster (1895–1954)
crime circles. According to Persons in Hiding, a 1938 book by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Kelly worked with Kathryn and Eddie Doll in the kidnapping of a
Machine_Gun_Kelly_(gangster)
American theologian & scholar (1871-1962)
by his searches. The University's collection is now named in his honor. Edgar J. Goodspeed was born in Quincy, Illinois. He was the son of Thomas Wakefield
Edgar_J._Goodspeed
2014 film by Ava DuVernay
James Bevel greets them, and other SCLC activists appear. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover tells Johnson that King is a problem, and suggests they disrupt
Selma_(film)
American con artist (1879–1938)
salesman. His life avocation, however, was that of a confidence trickster. J. Edgar Hoover once called him "the most amazing figure in contemporary criminal
Gaston_Means
System used to track American citizens and other people
Index List was originally made of paper index cards, first compiled by J. Edgar Hoover at the Bureau of Investigations before he was appointed director
FBI_Index
Defunct Garveyist American shipping company
Black Star Line was beset by mismanagement and infiltration by agents of J. Edgar Hoover's Bureau of Investigation (the forerunner to the Federal Bureau
Black_Star_Line
Irish author (born 1942)
including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, President John F. Kennedy, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, President Richard Nixon, and Admiral Husband Kimmel, who commanded
Anthony_Summers
American criminal (1907–1979)
After the death of Ma and Fred, Karpis allegedly sent word to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover that he intended to kill Hoover the way Hoover had killed Ma and
Alvin_Karpis
American civil engineer and industrialist
John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808 – May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. An entrepreneur best known for his leadership
John_Edgar_Thomson
American actor
In 2011 he portrayed Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer in Eastwood's J. Edgar. He appeared in Touched by an Angel, Season 9, Episode 16. Beginning in
Geoff_Pierson
American actor (born 1978)
voice of Private Todd Kashima in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. He played J. Edgar Hoover in HBO's series Boardwalk Empire. In 2019 and 2020 Ladin appeared
Eric_Ladin
American actor (1909–1986)
Missiles of October (1974); Franklin D. Roosevelt in The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977); and Louis B. Mayer in Mommie Dearest (1981). Da Silva's
Howard_da_Silva
Masonic organization
(2015) and Bolivia (2018). Notable American Shriners include FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, actors Mel Blanc, John Wayne, Ernest Borgnine, and Roy Rogers,
Shriners
American FBI agent, lawyer and Watergate criminal (1930–2021)
school, Liddy worked at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under J. Edgar Hoover in 1957. Liddy was initially a field agent in Indiana and Denver
G._Gordon_Liddy
American actor (1923–1988)
Duggan's last roles was as Dwight D. Eisenhower in a TV biography called J. Edgar Hoover (1987), a role he had played earlier in the NBC miniseries, Backstairs
Andrew_Duggan
American screenwriter (1891–1977)
Committee. At the time, there were rumors that she was dating the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover. She died in 1977 in Palm Springs. The house at 100 W Moore street
Lela_E._Rogers
2000 American film
2000 American drama film starring Ernest Borgnine as J. Edgar Hoover. Ernest Borgnine as J. Edgar Hoover Cartha DeLoach as himself Linden, Sheri (December
Hoover_(film)
Canadian judge (1936–2019)
Biographies". Federal Court of Appeal. Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. "J. Edgar Sexton". rvine Memorial Chapels & Cemetery. Retrieved 4 October 2025. v
J._Edgar_Sexton
American writer and critic (1809–1849)
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his
Edgar_Allan_Poe
1971 comedy film by Woody Allen
reigning Miss America and a middle-aged African-American woman claiming to be J. Edgar Hoover in disguise. One of the witnesses does provide testimony favorable
Bananas_(film)
1985 American television miniseries
and His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, based on the 1978 Robert F. Kennedy biography of the same name by
Robert_Kennedy_and_His_Times
1986 Yugoslavian film
cast spells with his paintbrush. As he is granted shelter at the lodge of J. Edgar Beaver, a crow reports his appearance to Emperor Spine the cactus king
The_Elm-Chanted_Forest
American actor (1938–1999)
Killdozer (1974), Bridger (1976, as Jim Bridger), The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977), Mean Dog Blues (1978), Battletruck (1982) and The Survivors
James_Wainwright_(actor)
American civil servant and attorney (1944–2026)
to serve more than the statutory 10‑year term limit since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972, receiving a special two‑year extension. In 2017, Mueller
Robert_Mueller
Novel series by James Ellroy
spans the years 1968 to 1973, encompassing the Vietnam War, the death of J. Edgar Hoover, the Black Power movement, the Mob's attempt to build casinos in
Underworld_USA_Trilogy
American fixer (1891–1963)
Joseph Edgar Allen John Mannix (February 25, 1891 – August 30, 1963) was an American film studio executive and producer. He is remembered for his long
Eddie_Mannix
Security police protecting FBI facilities
duties outside of its regular patrol areas in Washington, D.C., of the J. Edgar Hoover building and the Washington Field Office. The primary role of the
FBI_Police
1995 film by Oliver Stone
Watergate scandal and the resulting chaos. After discussing the death of J. Edgar Hoover, Nixon uses profanity when discussing John Dean, James McCord, and
Nixon_(film)
Bootlegger, restaurateur
pp. 100–1. Gentry, Curt (1992). J Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. Plume. p. 329. Gentry, Curt (1992). J Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets.
Sherman_Billingsley
2nd Director of the FBI (1973–1978)
(1992). J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-393-32128-9. Gentry, Curt (1992). J. Edgar Hoover:
Clarence_M._Kelley
2017 TV series
Konenkova Jodhi May as Helen Dukas Zoe Telford as Clara Haber T. R. Knight as J. Edgar Hoover Vincent Kartheiser as Raymond H. Geist Silvina Buchbauer as Katharina
Genius_(American_TV_series)
1978 film by William Friedkin
what the press is calling "the crime of the century." Even FBI director J. Edgar Hoover takes a personal interest in finding the culprits, even creating
The_Brink's_Job
Investigation of President Kennedy's assassination
various consultations, including in particular that with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, to create a presidential commission of inquiry by Executive Order
Warren_Commission
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J EDGAR
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Attractive; Based on the Initials J C; An Abbreviation of Jacinda
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Phonetic Name Based on Initials; Combination of Initials J and D
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Attractive; From the Initials J C
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Moon in the Water; J God Shiva
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A Healing; A Combination of the Initials J and C
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Initials J and C Combined; Jaybird; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda; A Blue; Crested Bird
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Hyacinth Flower; Healer; Beautiful; Initials J and C Combined
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Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
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Initials J and C Combined; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda
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Based on the Initials J C; To Protect; An Abbreviation of Jacinda
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J EDGAR
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Rosebud.
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Brave
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Born during Advent.
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Nischit | நிஷà¯à®šà®¿à®¤
Certain or for sure, Fixed, Truthful, Genuine, Firm
Male
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, an auditor of justice.
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Benevolent
Surname or Lastname
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English : habitational name from places so named in Staffordshire and Sussex. The former was named in Old English as ‘open country (feld) where madder (mæddre) grows’, while the latter was named as ‘open country where mayweed (mægðe) grows’. The surname is now most common in Nottinghamshire.
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n.
The letter z; -- formerly so called. J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.
a.
Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.
n.
A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
adv.
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
a.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies.
n.
Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports.
n.
Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
n.
One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
n.
A small haven. See Hithe. I () I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. /ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.