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Ed·ward (ed′wərd)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted, Teddy; equiv. Fr. Édouard, Ger. Eduard, It. & Sp. Eduardo, Scand. Edvard

Etymology: OE Eadweard < ead (see Edgar) + weard, guardian, protector (see ward): hence, wealthy (or fortunate) guardian

Edward2 definition

Ed·ward (ed′wərd)

  1. 1330-76; Prince of Wales: son of Edward III: called the Black Prince
  2. 1239-1307; king of England (1272-1307): son of Henry III
  3. 1284-1327; king of England (1307-27): son of Edward I
  4. 1312-77; king of England (1327-77): son of Edward II
  5. 1442-83; king of England (1461-70; 1471-83): son of Richard, duke of York
  6. 1470-83; king of England (1483): son of Edward IV: reputed to have been murdered by order of Richard III
  7. 1537-53; king of England & Ireland (1547-53): son of Henry VIII & Jane Seymour
  8. 1841-1910; king of Great Britain & Ireland (1901-10): son of Queen Victoria
Edward3 definition

Ed·ward (ed′wərd)

lake in EC Africa, between Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda: 830 sq mi (2,150 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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