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British military commander and politician (1774–1839)
Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, GCB, GCH, PC (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British military
Lord_William_Bentinck
British politician (1780–1826)
Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (20 May 1780 – 28 April 1826), known as Lord Charles Bentinck, was a British soldier and politician. Bentinck
Lord_Charles_Bentinck
British politician (1768–1854)
Lord Goderich. Portland was the eldest son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy, daughter of William Cavendish
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
William_Bentinck,_4th_Duke_of_Portland
British politician
Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (27 February 1802 – 21 September 1848), better known as Lord George Bentinck, was an English Conservative
Lord_George_Bentinck
Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK (1817–1865)
Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (8 November 1817 – 17 August 1865) was a priest of the Church of England who held livings in Bedfordshire
Charles_Cavendish-Bentinck
18th-century English noblewoman
Lord Charles William Cavendish Bentinck (1 July 1770 – 24 July 1770) Unnamed son (25 August 1771 – died young) Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14
Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Dorothy_Bentinck,_Duchess_of_Portland
British statesman (1738–1809)
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
Dutch-born British courtier and diplomat
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born British courtier and diplomat who
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
William_Bentinck,_1st_Earl_of_Portland
European nobility
Cavendish-Bentinck line of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 1774–1839, Governor General of India, son of Lord William Cavendish-Bentinck
Bentinck_family
Representative of the Indian monarch
governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten. Many parts of the
Governor-General_of_India
British Army officer and politician (1800–1879)
William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 – 6 December 1879), styled Lord John Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of
John Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
John_Bentinck,_5th_Duke_of_Portland
Family name
Cavendish-Bentinck (1916–2008) William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British Whig and Tory statesman and Prime Minister Lord William Bentinck
Cavendish-Bentinck
Topics referred to by the same term
William Bentinck may refer to: William Bentinck (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1813), Royal Navy officer Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839), British soldier
William_Bentinck
Topics referred to by the same term
Lord Bentinck may refer to: Lord George Bentinck (1802–1848), English Conservative politician and racehorse owner Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839), British
Lord_Bentinck
Title in the Peerage of England
eldest son, William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland. The fourth Duke was also a politician and served as Lord Privy Seal in 1827 and as Lord President of
Earl_of_Portland
19th-century British politician (1804-1870)
Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck (9 June 1804 – 31 December 1870), known as Lord Henry Bentinck, was a British Conservative Party politician. Bentinck
Lord_Henry_Bentinck
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several ships have been named after Lord William Bentinck. Two were launched in 1828, and the coincidence of name and year of launch, and both having
Lord_William_Bentinck_(ship)
British diplomat (1897–1990)
Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, CMG (18 June 1897 – 30 July 1990), known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland
Victor_Cavendish-Bentinck,_9th_Duke_of_Portland
British politician (1744-1819)
Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 March 1744 – 8 October 1819), known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician who sat in the House of
Lord_Edward_Bentinck
British soldier and politician
Major-General Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (2 November 1781 – 10 February 1828) known as Lord Frederick Bentinck was a British soldier and politician
Lord_Frederick_Bentinck
British peer and Conservative Party politician
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, KG (16 March 1893 – 21 March 1977), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1943, was a British
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_7th_Duke_of_Portland
Topics referred to by the same term
William Cavendish-Bentinck may refer to: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817–1865), Church of England clergyman Lord William Charles Augustus
William_Cavendish-Bentinck
British nobleman
William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland KG (1 March 1709 – 1 May 1762), styled Viscount Woodstock from 1709 to 1716 and Marquess of Titchfield from 1716
William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland
William_Bentinck,_2nd_Duke_of_Portland
master of Lord William Bentinck, but already on 12 May Captain John Craigie assumed command. Captain John Cragie sailed Lord William Bentinck from the
Lord William Bentinck (1828 Bristol ship)
Lord_William_Bentinck_(1828_Bristol_ship)
British colonial governor (1785–1846)
the proposed new presidency of Agra, he provisionally succeeded Lord William Bentinck as the Governor-General of Bengal (1835–36). During his brief tenure
Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe
Charles_Metcalfe,_1st_Baron_Metcalfe
India's highest military decoration
East India Company, when the first formal award was instituted by Lord William Bentinck in 1834 as the Order of Merit, later renamed the Indian Order of
Param_Vir_Chakra
Historical Hindu practice of widow immolation
Mohan Roy ultimately led the British Governor-General of India Lord William Bentinck to enact the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, declaring the practice
Sati_(practice)
1831 Anglo-Sikh meeting in Ropar, Punjab
Ropar Meeting in October 1831 was between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of the East India Company, on the banks of the
Ropar_Meeting
Sikh administrator and general (1770–1837)
meet Lord William Bentinck. In October 1831, Diwan Moti Ram was present at the Ropar Meeting between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Lord William Bentinck held
Moti_Ram
British landowner and politician
Hawkins-Whitshed. His paternal grandfather was Lord Charles Bentinck, third son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland by his wife Lady
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_6th_Duke_of_Portland
British actor and writer (born 1953)
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck (born 1 June 1953), is an Australian-born British actor, writer, and peer
Tim_Bentinck
on 29 September 1852 and to Hobart, arriving on 29 January 1853. Lord William Bentinck made numerous voyages: she transported convicts to Tasmania, laborers
New_Zealand_Company_ships
Topics referred to by the same term
statesman and Prime Minister Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839), British statesman and governor of India William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
William_Henry_Cavendish-Bentinck
Military unit
neighbouring towns and villages for six months. Lieutenant Colonel Lord William Bentinck was appointed to command the regiment, reporting at Blandford by
24th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
24th_Regiment_of_(Light)_Dragoons
Marble mausoleum in Agra, India
that Lord William Bentinck, governor-general of India in the 1830s, supposedly planned to demolish the Taj Mahal and auction off the marble. Bentinck's biographer
Taj_Mahal
Law which made the burning of widows illegal in India
India under East India Company rule, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. The act made the practice of sati—or the immolation of a Hindu
Bengal_Sati_Regulation,_1829
Bilateral relations
India Company under Lord William Bentinck, as well as the Tripartite agreement between Shah Shuja Durrani, Ranjit Singh, and Lord Auckland, the situation
Sikh–Sindhian_relations
Public medical college and tertiary teaching hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck as Medical College Bengal, it is one of the oldest medical colleges
Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
Medical_College_&_Hospital,_Kolkata
British colonial administrator (1788–1856)
haunts, and customs of the Thugs and Phansigars". Governor-General Lord William Bentinck declined to establish a specific office for thuggee, though provided
William_Henry_Sleeman
Italian campaign during The War of the Sixth Coalition
and Heinrich von Bellegarde, together with the British general Lord William Bentinck. Austria and Britain were also supported by the Kingdom of Sicily
Italian_campaign_of_1813–1814
Nizam of Hyderabad from 1829 to 1857
1829. He inherited a financially weak kingdom. On his request, Lord William Bentinck withdrew all of the European superintendents of civil departments
Nasir-ud-Daulah
1828 Yarmouth ship
wrecked between 1858 and 1859. Two ships named Lord William Bentinck were launched in 1828. Lord William Bentinck launched at Yarmouth had R. Miller, master
Lord William Bentinck (1828 Yarmouth ship)
Lord_William_Bentinck_(1828_Yarmouth_ship)
Period of Indian history (1757–1858)
conservative landed gentry, there were some liberals as well, such as Lord William Bentinck and Lord Dalhousie. British political opinion was also shaped by the
Company_rule_in_India
Legislative Act of the Council of India
the Council of India, which gave effect to a decision in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of the British East India Company, to
English_Education_Act,_1835
saw a slate of liberal reforms spearheaded by Governors-General Lord William Bentinck and Sir Charles Metcalfe, and education reformer Thomas Babington
Liberalism_in_India
British politician
grandfather Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck was the third son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, while William Cavendish-Bentinck
Lord_Henry_Cavendish-Bentinck
British noblewoman and landowner
horsewoman. Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck was born in Kensington, the daughter of Conservative politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland. Her
Lady_Anne_Cavendish-Bentinck
Act of India under East India Company rule
reform legislation after the abolition of sati pratha in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck. To protect what it considered family honour and family property
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Hindu_Widows'_Remarriage_Act,_1856
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
incorrectly has Lord Edward Bentinck returned at this election rather than Lord William Bentinck Death of Pierrepont Resignation of Bentinck Pierrepont became
Nottinghamshire (constituency)
Nottinghamshire_(constituency)
Indian organization
filed an appeal in the Privy Council against the ban on Sati by Lord William Bentinck as, according to them, it went against the assurance given by George
Dharma_Sabha
British aristocrat (1788–1875)
introduced her to his friend Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, a younger son of former British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Lady_Charles_Bentinck
School in Bangladesh is Barishal Zilla School, founded in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck. The most recently established Zilla School is Barguna Zilla School
List of zilla schools of Bangladesh
List_of_zilla_schools_of_Bangladesh
History of Sicily under the Bourbon dynasty (1734–1860)
constitutional project. Lord William Bentinck (who disagreed with the suppression of the Constitution), angrily asserted to Lord Castlereagh that "never
History_of_Bourbon_Sicily
Great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
Cavendish-Bentinck, as his second wife, on 13 December 1859. Rev. Cavendish-Bentinck was the elder son of Lieutenant Colonel Lord Charles Bentinck and Anne
Louisa_Cavendish-Bentinck
Island in Queensland, Australia
Mornington and Governor-General of India, as well as Bentinck Island, in honour of Lord William Bentinck, then Governor of Madras, India. In 1803, the two
Bentinck_Island,_Queensland
re-designated the office with the title of Governor-General of India. William Bentinck was the first to be designated as the Governor-general of India in
List of governors-general of India
List_of_governors-general_of_India
Royal Navy Admiral, court official and usher (1788–1877)
an embassy to Russia. In 1828, in another vessel, Clifford took Lord William Bentinck out to India as governor-general. This was his last service afloat;
Augustus_Clifford
1858–1947 Crown rule in India
enthusiastically pushed through social reform, like the ban on sati by Lord William Bentinck. It was now felt that traditions and customs in India were too strong
British_Raj
19th-century Anglo-Russian confrontation
begun on 12 January 1830 when Lord Ellenborough, the president of the Board of Control for India tasked Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India
Great_Game
powers to confiscate land. Several years before the sepoys' mutiny, Lord William Bentinck had attacked several jagirs in western Bengal. He also resumed the
Causes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Causes_of_the_Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
British duchess (1715-1785)
Lady Margaret Bentinck (26 July 1739 – 28 April 1756) Lady Frances Bentinck (9 April 1741 – March 1743) Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 March 1744
Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Margaret_Bentinck,_Duchess_of_Portland
British peer (1889-1980)
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland KBE CMG MC (4 July 1889 – 13 December 1980) was a British peer and grandson of George Cavendish-Bentinck
Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland
Ferdinand_Cavendish-Bentinck,_8th_Duke_of_Portland
Indian gangs of robbers and murderers
an irredeemable identity rooted in bloodlust. Governor-General Lord William Bentinck declined to establish a specific office for thuggee, though he provided
Thuggee
Exchange in B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata, which was once the residence of Lord William Bentinck, the first Governor-General of India. The members include corporations
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bengal_Chamber_of_Commerce_and_Industry
British civil servant (1793–1841)
1830 as secretary to Lord William Bentinck; and, in 1837, he became one of the most trusted advisers of the governor-general, Lord Auckland, with whose
William_Hay_Macnaghten
English Anglican priest (1784-1868)
William Harry Edward Bentinck (2 February 1784 – 29 September 1868) was an Anglican clergyman, who served as Archdeacon of Westminster. Bentinck was the
William_Bentinck_(priest)
Castle in Italy
who was confined to a palace in Santa Margherita di Belice by Lord William Bentinck, British military governor of Sicily from 1811-1816. "Donnafugata:
Donnafugata_Castle
Woman who committed sati
protest of the formal banning of sati in Bengal Presidency by Lord Lord William Bentinck on 4 December 1829.) On 20 November 2015 it's been marked as 734
Rani_Sati
Anglo-Irish landowner and philanthropist (1775–1863)
1822 she was close to Lord William Bentinck, through visits and correspondence, married to her aunt Mary. She married in 1822 Lord Mandeville, and from
Lady_Olivia_Sparrow
British historian and politician (1800–1859)
of English-speaking Indians as teachers. In his minute, he urged Lord William Bentinck, the then-Governor-General to reform secondary education on utilitarian
Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
governor-general from March to July after the departure of Lord Amherst, and until the arrival of Lord William Bentinck. In November 1830, his term of office expired
William_Butterworth_Bayley
British army officer
the eastern coast of Spain to co-operate with the troops under Lord William Bentinck from Sicily. In October Whittingham's corps (increased to seven
Samuel_Ford_Whittingham
King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830
Asturias. After the Bourbon family fled from Naples to Sicily in 1806, Lord William Bentinck, the British resident, had drafted a new constitution along British
Francis_I_of_the_Two_Sicilies
1813 battle during the Peninsular War
make a night assault on a position held by Lieutenant General Lord William Bentinck's Anglo-Allied advance guard. The Allies, under the tactical direction
Battle_of_Ordal
Indian independence activists and an assamese nobleman
India Company decided to establish major tea plantations in India. Lord William Bentinck established the Tea Committee on 1 February 1834 towards achieving
Maniram_Dewan
Act to prevent the burning or burying alive of a widow in India
paragraph of the preamble of the Act copying the opening lines of Lord William Bentinck’s Bengal Sati Regulation, or Regulation XVII of December 4, 1829
Sati_(Prevention)_Act,_1987
English peer and Governor of Jamaica
daughters, who included William Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, later Marquess of Titchfield, later 2nd Duke of Portland (1709–1762) Lord George (1715–1759)
Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
Henry_Bentinck,_1st_Duke_of_Portland
Memorial-museum in West Bengal, India
of Curzon by F. W. Pomeroy. The garden also contains statues of Lord William Bentinck, governor-general of India (1833–1835), George Robinson, 1st Marquess
Victoria_Memorial,_Kolkata
State in southern Italy (1130–1816)
struggle against Napoleon. Under British guidance, especially from Lord William Bentinck who was commander of British troops in Sicily, Sicily tried to modernise
Kingdom_of_Sicily
British naval officer and politician
Pierrepont (d. 22 March 1888), married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1853 Lord Manvers died in 1860 at the age of 83. He was succeeded in the earldom by
Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers
Charles_Pierrepont,_2nd_Earl_Manvers
English biographer
of Gilston Park; William Plumer (1736–1822) MP, close to Lord William Bentinck, was a "distant cousin" of the Lewins, and Lord William and his wife befriended
Harriet_Grote
Academy of oriental studies and a centre of learning
by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India, located within the Fort William complex in Calcutta. Wellesley started the Fort William College
Fort_William_College
Bengal 88 College Street, Kolkata 1835, January Established by Lord William Bentinck, this institution's students assumed a pivotal role in India's struggle
List of Indian medical colleges before Independence
List_of_Indian_medical_colleges_before_Independence
Indian social reformer (1808–1868)
advisor of the Kaliprasanna. He enjoyed the confidence of Lord William Bentinck, Lord Auckland and Lord Dalhousie. He was made a Rai Bahadur (a title of honor
Hara_Chandra_Ghosh
Apollo-class fifth-rate frigate
province of Genoa. When a joint British and Sicilian army under Lord William Bentinck occupied the city of Genoa on 19 April, Curacoa was one of the ships
HMS_Curacoa_(1809)
Merchant ship sailing between Great Britain or Europe and the Caribbean
instance, William Miles had a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) in her upper deck and a mere 4 ft 10 in (1.5 m) under her lower deck. Lord William Bentinck, a comparably
West_Indiaman
1814 conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
Coalition. The Anglo-Sicilian forces, commanded by Lieutenant General William Bentinck, laid siege to the Ligurian capital, while the Austrians invaded Lombardy
Siege_of_Genoa_(1814)
Place in Odisha, India
prevalent in medieval India, and was stopped during the British Raj by Lord William Bentinck. The sculptures are identified as sati pillars. Junagarh was famous
Junagarh,_Kalahandi
Indian newspaper
campaigned against social reforms including the ban on Sati by Lord William Bentinck. It was published for over 32 years. A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed (1965)
Samachar_Chandrika
Maj Gen Henry Warde 1/1st Guards 2/1st Guards 2nd Brigade Maj Gen Lord William Bentinck 1/4th Foot 1/42nd Foot 1/50th Foot 3rd Brigade Maj Gen Coote Manningham
Battle of Corunna order of battle
Battle_of_Corunna_order_of_battle
Indian tradition of the study and transmission of Vedic and post-Vedic texts
the other hand, utilitarians (also known as anglicists), such as Lord William Bentinck and Thomas Macaulay, argued that India had little to offer in terms
Sanskrit_and_Vedic_learning
Indian television series
Bhatt, Ravi Jhankal, Tom Alter, John Holyer Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Lord William Bentinck, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, Bann on Sati (practice) TBA 42–43 "1857"
Bharat_Ek_Khoj
British noble (1774-1844)
Portland (1800-1879) Lord George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1802-1848), who died unmarried Lord Henry William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1804-1870), who
Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Henrietta_Bentinck,_Duchess_of_Portland
Administrator of a division of a state in India
government. The institution of divisional commissioner was created by Lord William Bentinck. The appointment of commissioners in the subsequently acquired provinces
Divisional commissioner (India)
Divisional_commissioner_(India)
Ghat of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
that some of the credit for the erection of the ghat must go to Lord William Bentinck as he encouraged such spending with a view to improve public amenities
Babu_Ghat
British Army officer and politician (1772–1841)
expeditions under Lieutenant-General Frederick Maitland (1812) and Lord William Bentinck (1813). In July 1815, the now Major-General Donkin received a posting
Rufane_Shaw_Donkin
British Army general and governor of Hong Kong
staff as assistant adjutant-general in Sicily, where he was sent by Lord William Bentinck on a military mission to the court of Ali Pasha at Ioannina and
George_d'Aguilar
British politician (1854-1909)
of Major-General Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1781–1828), who was the fourth son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William George Cavendish-Bentinck
William_George_Cavendish-Bentinck
Topics referred to by the same term
Bentinck may refer to: William Bentinck (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1813), Governor of St. Vincent and the Grenadines from 1798 to 1802 Lord William Bentinck
Governor_Bentinck
Maharaja of Marwar and Jodhpur (1783–1843)
the British in spite of persistent demands by Governor General Lord William Bentinck. Appa Sahib remained in Jodhpur at Man Mandir till his death in
Man_Singh_of_Marwar
LORD WILLIAM-BENTINCK
LORD WILLIAM-BENTINCK
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Killeen, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Boy/Male
German
Form of William; Resolute Protector
Male
German
 Variant spelling of German Kilian, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
Boy/Male
Irish
cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
Male
English
English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
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Irish
Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam.
Male
English
 Pet form of English William, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Swiss
Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
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Shakespearean American French Teutonic English German
Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A...
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English
Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Female
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Lilias, LILLIAS means "lily."
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Dutch
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lilian, LILLIAN means "lily."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities. It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlÄford, earlier hlÄf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.Irish : English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan).French : nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.Possibly an altered spelling of Laur.The French name is particularly associated with Acadia in Canada, around 1760.
LORD WILLIAM-BENTINCK
LORD WILLIAM-BENTINCK
LORD WILLIAM-BENTINCK
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superl.
Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
n.
Same as Lory.
v. t.
To rule or preside over as a lord.
n.
A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
v.
The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
v. t.
To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine.
v.
A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.
v. t.
That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore.
n.
One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor.
v. t.
To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.
v. t.
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
n.
To smear with lard or fat.
n.
A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank.
superl.
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
a.
Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman.
n.
To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry.
v.
That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care.
v. t.
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
v. i.
To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
superl.
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.