Bothwell

[ both-wel, -wuhl, both- ]

noun
  1. James Hepburn [hep-burn or, especially British, heb-ern], /ˈhɛp bɜrn or, especially British, ˈhɛb ərn/, Earl of, 1536?–78, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bothwell

Bothwell

/ (ˈbɒθwəl, ˈbɒð-) /


noun
  1. Earl of, title of James Hepburn . 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)

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