HyperDic: john_of_gaunt

English > 1 sense of the expression *John of Gaunt*:
NOUN	person	John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster	the 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 > *John of Gaunt*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	The 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).
Synonym	Duke of Lancaster
Instance of	duke	A British peer of the highest rank