HyperDic: morrison_waite

English > 1 sense of the expression Morrison Waite:
NOUNperson Morrison Waite, Waite, Morrison R. Waite, Morrison Remick WaiteUnited States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
English > Morrison Waite: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888).
SynonymsWaite, Morrison R. Waite, Morrison Remick Waite
Instance ofchief justiceThe judge who presides over a supreme court

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