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Cromwell

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Crom⋅well

[krom-wuhl, -wel; for 1–3 also kruhm-]
–noun
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.
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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).
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