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noun
1.
Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
2.
Sir Ebenezer, 1850–1928, English town planner.
3.
Henry. Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of.
4.
John Winston, born 1939, prime minister of Australia since 1996.
5.
EXPANDLeslie (Leslie Stainer), 1893–1943, English actor.
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| Howard (ˈhaʊəd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Catherine. ?1521--42, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; beheaded |
| 2. | Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. 1536--1624, Lord High Admiral of England (1585--1618). He commanded the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588) |
| 3. | Sir Ebenezer. 1850--1928, English town planner, who introduced garden cities |
| 4. | Henry Howard See Surrey |
| 5. | John. 1726--90, English prison reformer |
| 6. | John Winston. born 1939, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia (1996--2007) |
| 7. | Leslie. real name Leslie Howard Stainer. 1890--1943, British actor of Hungarian descent. His many films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), and Gone With the Wind (1939) |
| 8. | Trevor. 1916-88, British actor. His many films include Brief Encounter (1946), The Third Man (1949), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and White Mischief (1987) |
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Howard
proper name, from O.Fr. Huard, from a Gmc. source similar to O.H.G. *Hugihard "heart-brave," or *Hoh-weard, lit. "high defender; chief guardian." Also probably in some cases a confusion with cognate O.N. Haward, and also with unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases from O.E. eowu hierde "ewe herd."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Howard
county, central Maryland, U.S., bordered by the South Branch Patapsco River to the north, the Patapsco River to the northeast, and the Patuxent River to the west and southwest. The county is bracketed by Patuxent River State Park in the west and Patapsco Valley State Park in the east
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