HyperDic: duke_of_lancaster

English > 1 sense of the expression Duke of Lancaster:
NOUNperson Duke of Lancaster, John of Gauntthe fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II
English > Duke of Lancaster: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399).
SynonymJohn of Gaunt
Instance ofdukeA British peer of the highest rank

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