clarence

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈklæɹəns/

Definition of clarence

21 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
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noun

  1. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.

name

  1. A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families
    “Warwick. Richard, I will create thee Duke of Gloucester; And George, of Clarence; Warwick, as ourself, Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best. Richard. Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester, For Gloucester's dukedom is too ominous.”
  2. An English surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    “There is one of the novels of Miss Edgeworth - we forget which - in which a gentleman of the name of Harvey figures as a hero. Harvey! Only fancy John, Peter, or William Harvey as the hero of a novel! But Miss Edgeworth was too well acquaintanced with the philosophy of names to commit such a blunder: she made the individual Clarence Harvey, and the name has never to this day been objected to even among the female teens.”
    “Got rather a silly name. Like a hotel. You know, the Royal Clarence. That's his name. Clarence."”
  4. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  5. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  6. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  7. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  8. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  9. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  10. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  11. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  12. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  13. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  14. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  15. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  16. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  17. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  18. A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
  19. A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
  20. A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.

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Etymology

Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom.

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