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BOLEYN
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• BOLEYN (noun)
The noun BOLEYN has 1 sense:
1. the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
Familiarity information: BOLEYN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Anne Boleyn; Boleyn
Instance hypernyms:
queen (the wife or widow of a king)
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