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Definition: CLARENDON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Clarendon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1661. (references)

Specialty Definition: CLARENDON

Domain Definition
Computing A type design of the Vox classification of a geometrical shape. Source: European Union. (references)
Law CLARENDON. The constitutions of Clarendon were certain statutes made in the reign of Henry H., of England, in a parliament holden at Clarendon, by which the king cheeked the power of the pope and his clergy. 4 Bl. Com. 415. (references)
Literature Clarendon The Constitutions of Clarendon. Laws made by a general council of nobles and prelates, held at Clarendon, in Wiltshire, in 1164, to check the power of the Church, and restrain the prerogatives of ecclesiastics. These famous ordinances, sixteen in number, define the limits of the patronage and jurisdiction of the Pope in these realms. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: CLARENDON

Expressions Definition
Assize of Clarendon The Assize of Clarendon was an act of King Henry II of England of 1166, whereby trial by jury became the norm in England, replacing unfair alternatives such as trial by combat. (references)
Clarendon (Washington Metro) Clarendon is a Washington Metro station in Arlington County, Virginia on the Orange Line. The station is located at Wilson Boulevard and North Highland Street, in the core of the Clarendon neighborhood. (references)
Clarendon Laboratory The Clarendon Laboratory in Oxford, England (not to be confused with the Clarendon Building, also in Oxford) is part of the Physics Department at Oxford University. It houses the atomic and laser physics and condensed matter physics groups within the Department, although four other Oxford Physics groups are not based in the Clarendon Lab. The Oxford Centre for Quantum Computation is also housed in the laboratory. (references)
Clarendon Ministry The Clarendon Ministry was forged out of the royalist camp of Charles II, who was returned to the throne (the English Restoration) in 1660. Two years previously, Lord Hyde (later Earl of Clarendon) had been appointed Lord Chancellor, and in 1660, he was joined by several other powerful statesmen, including the heir presumptive of the English throne, the Duke of York. After the Second Anglo-Dutch War, however, Charles lost confidence in his ministers, and in 1667, five statesmen took cooperative power in the Cabal Ministry. (references)
Clarendon Park, Leicestershire Clarendon Park is an area in the south of the city of Leicester. It is bordered by Welford Road to the west, London Road to the east, Victoria Park, Leicester to the north and Knighton, Leicestershire to the south. It is part of Castle Ward and the constituency of Leicester South. There are two major shopping streets in the area, Queens Road which runs north-south, and Clarendon Park Road, running east-west, intersecting near the middle of the area. The ethnic makeup of the area is mainly white British, and it is also one of the wealthier parts of the city. (references)
Clarendon railway station, Sydney Clarendon is a station on the CityRail Richmond line. It serves the Hawkesbury Racecourse, but otherwise there is little residential or industrial building in the vicinity. The station has a crossing loop with catchpoints. (references)
Clarendon Way The Clarendon Way is a 24 mile long-distance footpath in England from Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire to Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. (references)
Constitutions of Clarendon The Constitutions of Clarendon were a set of legislative procedures passed by Henry II of England in 1164. They represent an attempt to legislate primarily in areas where the influence of the Church was previously predominant. (references)
Earl of Clarendon The title Earl of Clarendon was created in 1776 for Thomas Villiers. (references)
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (February 18, 1609-December 9, 1674) was an English historian and statesman. (references)
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, also known by the courtesy title of Lord Cornbury (November 28, 1661 - March 31, 1723) was Governor of New York and New Jersey and perhaps best known for the claims of him being a transvestite while in office. (references)
Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon The Right Honourable Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon PC (February 11 1846-October 2 1914) was the son of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon. (references)
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870), was an English diplomat and statesman. (references)
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (1877-1955) was a British Conservative politician who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937. He was Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household 1938 to 1952. (references)
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon Henry Hyde, (1638-1709), was the son of Edward Hyde, the 1st Earl of Clarendon, and his wife Frances Aylesbury. After his father was banished, he opposed the court party. In 1674, he succeeded to his father's title as 2nd Earl of Clarendon. In 1685, Clarendon's brother-in-law, King James II, appointed him Lord Privy Seal. A few months later, he was made Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1687, Clarendon and his brother, the Earl of Rochester, fell from the king's favor and were dismissed. (references)
Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon Henry Hyde (1672-10 December 1753) was the 2nd Earl of Rochester and the 4th Earl of Clarendon of the 1661 creation. (references)
Little Clarendon Street Little Clarendon street in Oxford is a street at the foot of both the Woodstock and Banbury Roads, connecting onto Walton street, and subsequently the area known as Jericho. It has within it a number of bars and shops. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: CLARENDON

Expressions Domain Definition
Clarendon Type Literature 1: The black letters which head these articles are so called.
2: Apostolic Constitutions. A "Catholic" code of both doctrine and discipline collected by Clemens Romaus. The word "Apostolic," as in the "Apostles' Creed," does not mean made by the Apostles, but what the "Church" considered to be in accordance with apostolic teaching.
3: (See Clarendon. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Extended Definition: CLARENDON

Clarendon

Clarendon may refer to:

Places

In Australia:

  • Clarendon, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
  • Clarendon, Queensland
  • Clarendon, South Australia
  • Clarendon, Tasmania, a National Trust property near Evandale, Tasmania
  • Clarendon County, New South Wales

In Canada:

  • Clarendon, Quebec

In Jamaica:

  • Clarendon Parish, Jamaica

In the United States:

  • Clarendon, Arkansas
  • Clarendon, New York
  • Clarendon, Pennsylvania
  • Clarendon, Texas
  • Clarendon, Vermont
  • Clarendon, Virginia, a district of Arlington County
  • Clarendon Township, Michigan

People

  • Earl of Clarendon, a peerage of England
  • Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674), English historian, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chancellor, and a close political advisor to Charles II

Other uses

  • Clarendon Building, Oxford, England
  • Clarendon College (Jamaica), a religious secondary school
  • Clarendon College (Texas), a two-year community college
  • Clarendon Entertainment, a New York City film production and distribution company
  • Clarendon House, a mansion in Piccadilly, London, England
  • Clarendon Press
  • Clarendon Palace, Wiltshire, England
  • Clarendon Films, a former British film studio
  • Clarendon (typeface), a slab serif typeface
  • Clarendon (Washington Metro), a D.C. subway station
  • Clarendon High School, a number of secondary schools

See also

  • Constitutions of Clarendon, legislative procedures passed by Henry II of England in 1164

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Clarendon". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: CLARENDON

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Clarendon 76     101 Clarendon Street 10
Clarendon Hills, Illinois 33     1st Earl of Clarendon 2
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon 33     2nd Earl of Clarendon 2
Clarendon County, New South Wales 28     4th Earl of Clarendon 2
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon 28     Assize of Clarendon 9
Clarendon County, South Carolina 27     Ballarat and Clarendon College 14
Clarendon College 15     Clarendon 76
Clarendon Township, Michigan 14     Clarendon (typeface) 7
Ballarat and Clarendon College 14     Clarendon (Washington Metro) 12
Clarendon Ministry 14     Clarendon Building 5
Clarendon (Washington Metro) 12     Clarendon bursary 3
Clarendon Vale, Tasmania 12     Clarendon College 15
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 12     Clarendon College (Jamaica) 3
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon 12     Clarendon College (Texas) 11
Earl of Clarendon 12     Clarendon Commission 3
Clarendon Entertainment 12     Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District 4
Clarendon railway station, Sydney 12     Clarendon County 2
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica 11     Clarendon County, New South Wales 28
Clarendon House Grammar School 11     Clarendon County, South Carolina 27
Clarendon College (Texas) 11     Clarendon Entertainment 12
USS Clarendon (APA-72) 10     Clarendon High School 3
101 Clarendon Street 10     Clarendon High School for Girls 8
Edwin Clarendon Carpenter 10     Clarendon Hills, Illinois 33
Clarendon Hotel 9     Clarendon Hills (Metra) 7
Assize of Clarendon 9     Clarendon Hotel 9
Little Clarendon Street 8     Clarendon House 8
Clarendon High School for Girls 8     Clarendon House Grammar School 11
Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon 8     Clarendon Laboratory 5
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon 8     Clarendon Ministry 14
Clarendon House 8     Clarendon Palace 4
Clarendon Hills (Metra) 7     Clarendon Parish, Jamaica 11
Clarendon (typeface) 7     Clarendon Park 2
Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon 7     Clarendon Park, Jamaica 3
Clarendon Way 6     Clarendon Park, Leicester 5
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon 6     Clarendon railway station, Sydney 12
Clarendon Laboratory 5     Clarendon Shopping Centre 3
Clarendon Weir 5     Clarendon Township, Michigan 14
Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon 5     Clarendon Vale, Tasmania 12
Clarendon Park, Leicester 5     Clarendon Way 6
Clarendon Building 5     Clarendon Weir 5
Constitutions of Clarendon 5     Constitutions of Clarendon 5
John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 5     Earl of Clarendon 12
Clarendon Palace 4     Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon 28
Lake Clarendon 4     Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 12
Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District 4     Edward Hyde Clarendon 3
Clarendon Commission 3     Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon 7
Clarendon High School 3     Edwin Clarendon Carpenter 10
George Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon 3     Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon 3
Edward Hyde Clarendon 3     George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon 33
Clarendon bursary 3     George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon 12
Clarendon Shopping Centre 3     George Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon 3
Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon 3     Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon 6
Clarendon Park, Jamaica 3     Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon 8
Clarendon College (Jamaica) 3     John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 5
Milk River Bath, Clarendon 2     Lake Clarendon 4
4th Earl of Clarendon 2     Little Clarendon Street 8
Clarendon Park 2     Milk River Bath, Clarendon 2
2nd Earl of Clarendon 2     Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon 8
1st Earl of Clarendon 2     Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon 5
Clarendon County 2     USS Clarendon (APA-72) 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: CLARENDON

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Brazilian Portuguese Tipo Meio Negrito (Clarendon), Normando (Norman, Clarendon). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish pladeserifskrift (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 字体略狭长一种铅字 (clarendon), 克拉伦登县 (Clarendon County). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 字體略狹長一種鉛字 (clarendon), 克拉倫登縣 (Clarendon County). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish pladeserifskrift (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk pladeserifskrift (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Egyptiennes (Clarendon, Egyptian), Mechanen (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish Egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Français caractère normand (Clarendon), Italiennes (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennes (Clarendon, Egyptian), mécanes (slab serifs, Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
French caractère normand (Clarendon), Italiennes (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennes (Clarendon, Egyptian), mécanes (slab serifs, Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg clou trome (bold type, Clarendon). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck clou trome (bold type, Clarendon). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 클래런던체 활자 (Clarendon), 약간 길고 굵은 활자 (Clarendon), 〈인쇄〉 클라렌든 활자 (Clarendon), 클래런던 프레스 (Clarendon press). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 클래런던체 활자 (Clarendon), 약간 길고 굵은 활자 (Clarendon), 〈인쇄〉 클라렌든 활자 (Clarendon), 클래런던 프레스 (Clarendon press). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian Clarendon (Clarendon), le Costituzioni di Clarendon (the Constitutions of Clarendon). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese クラレンドン (Clarendon). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 클래런던체 활자 (Clarendon), 약간 길고 굵은 활자 (Clarendon), 〈인쇄〉 클라렌든 활자 (Clarendon), 클래런던 프레스 (Clarendon press). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx clou trome (bold type, Clarendon). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic clou trome (bold type, Clarendon). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese Tipo Meio Negrito (Clarendon), Normando (Norman, Clarendon). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian полужирный шрифт (Clarendon). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) poluzhirnyy shrift (Clarendon). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki полужирный шрифт (Clarendon). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) poluzhirnyy shrift (Clarendon). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland pladeserifskrift (Clarendon, Egyptian), Egyptiennne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish Letras Gruesas A La Media (Clarendon), Egipcia (Egyptian, Clarendon). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea Egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi Egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish egyptienne (Clarendon, Egyptian). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish Kalın Bir Tür Matbaa Harfi (Clarendon). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Напівжирний Шрифт (Clarendon). Additional references: Ukrainian, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) napіvzhirniy shrift (Clarendon). Additional references: Ukrainian, Clarendon. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: CLARENDON

Language Translations for “Clarendon” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag clathagarathagendathagon (clarendon). Additional references: Athag, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Double Dutch clagaragendagon (clarendon). Additional references: Double Dutch, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Leet ¢14|23/\/¤|¤/\/ (clarendon). Additional references: Leet, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Oppish cloparopendopon (clarendon). Additional references: Oppish, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Arendonclay (Clarendon). Additional references: Pig Latin, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Terran B Egyotien (Clarendon). Additional references: Terran B, Clarendon. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi clubarubendubon (clarendon). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Clarendon. (volunteer)
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