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WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM
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• WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM (noun)
The noun WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM has 1 sense:
1. English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
William of Wykeham; Wykeham
Instance hypernyms:
archpriest; hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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