[krom-wuh
l, -wel; for 1–3 also kruhm-] 
| 1. | Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58. |
| 2. | his son, Richard, 1626–1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658–59. |
| 3. | Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman. |
| 4. | a town in central Connecticut. 10,265. |
| Crom·well (krŏm'wěl', -wəl, krŭm'-) English military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator. His son Richard (1626-1712) succeeded him briefly as lord protector (1658-1659) before the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II. Crom·well'i·an adj. |
| Cromwell, Thomas. Earl of Essex. 1485?-1540. English politician who proposed the legislation that established the monarch as head of the established church (1534). |