Frederick

[ fred-rik, -er-ik ]

noun
  1. a city in central Maryland.

  2. Also Fred·er·ic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”

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How to use Frederick in a sentence

  • If ever a young kipple in the middlin classes began life with a chance of happiness, it was Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Altamont.

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • "You are seldom ill at ease, if human perfection is all that renders you uncomfortable," responded Frederic.

    At Last | Marion Harland
  • Frederic remarked upon the widely-opened rose Miss Tazewell received in place of the delicate bud.

    At Last | Marion Harland
  • "Dear Frederic's" death was not the subject she would have chosen of her free will to discuss with this man of steel and ice.

    At Last | Marion Harland
  • The laws of the Eastern emperors were revived by Frederic the Second.