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Definition: KILLIGREW

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The Cornish chough.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Killigrew" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1649. (references)

Common Expressions: KILLIGREW

Expressions Definition
Anne Killigrew Anne Killigrew (1660 - 1685) was an English poet. (references)
Catherine Killigrew Catherine Killigrew (1618-1689) was the daughter of Sir Robert Killigrew and Mary Woodhouse. (references)
Henry Killigrew Dr Henry Killigrew (1613-1700) was the son of Robert Killigrew and the younger brother of the dramatist Thomas Killigrew. Henry was chaplain and almoner to the duke of York, and master of the Savoy after the Restoration. (references)
Robert Killigrew Robert Killigrew (1580-1633) was a knight of Arwenack in Falmouth, Cornwall. He was born in 1580 to William Killigrew and Margery (Mary) Saunders. He became a chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted by King James I in 1603. His name appears in the [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Charter_of_Virginia%2C_1609 Second Charter of Virginia] as a backer. (references)
Thomas Killigrew Thomas Killigrew (1612 - March 19, 1683), was an English dramatist. (references)
William Killigrew Sir William Killigrew (1606 - 1695) was an English court official under Charles I and Charles II. He attempted to drain the Lincolnshire fens, and was the author of four plays (printed 1665 and 1666) of some merit. He was the elder brother to Thomas Killigrew. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: KILLIGREW

Killigrew

Killigrew may refer to any of the following:

Hanworth, Middlesex

  • Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), the poet
  • Catherine Killigrew (1618-1689)
  • Henry Killigrew (1613-1700), playwright (father of Anne)
  • Robert Killigrew (1580-1613)
  • Thomas Killigrew (1612-1683), dramatist and theatre manager
  • William Killigrew (1606-1695), brother to Thomas, created Baronet, Killigrew of Arwenack in 1660.

Relationship to the Killigrews of Arwenack unknown

  • Alan Killigrew (1919-2001), Australian Rules footballer and coach

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

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Thomas Killigrew 13     Alan Killigrew 6
Anne Killigrew 11     Anne Killigrew 11
Robert Killigrew 7     Catherine Killigrew 7
Catherine Killigrew 7     Henry Killigrew 6
Henry Killigrew 6     Killigrew 3
Alan Killigrew 6     Robert Killigrew 7
William Killigrew 5     Thomas Killigrew 13
Killigrew 3     William Killigrew 5

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).