Fairfax

[ fair-faks ]

noun
  1. Thomas 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.

  2. Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.

  1. a town in NE Virginia.

  2. a male given name.

Words Nearby Fairfax

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Fairfax in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Fairfax

Fairfax

/ (ˈfɛəfæks) /


noun
  1. Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax. 1612–71, English general and statesman: commanded the Parliamentary army (1645–50), defeating Charles I at Naseby (1645). He was instrumental in restoring Charles II to the throne (1660)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012