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FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD
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• FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD (noun)
The noun FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD has 1 sense:
1. suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
Familiarity information: FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD used as a noun is very rare.
• FOURTH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Chesterfield; Fourth Earl of Chesterfield; Philip Dormer Stanhope
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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"Our first teacher is our own heart." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"A mouth that praises and a hand that kills." (Arabic proverb)
"Trust yourself and your horse." (Croatian proverb)