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Dev⋅e⋅reux

[dev-uh-roo]
–noun
Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566–1601, British statesman, soldier, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Dev·er·eux   (děv'ə-rōō')   
English nobleman and favorite of Elizabeth I. He was executed for treason after taking part in an uprising of the people of London.
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