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Rockingham
Rock·ing·ham
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noun
Second Marquis of,
Watson-Wentworth
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Rockingham
(ˈrɒkɪŋəm)
—
n
Marquess of
, title of
Charles Watson-Wentworth
. 1730--82, British statesman and leader of the Whig opposition, whose members were known as the
Rockingham Whigs
; prime minister (1765--66; 1782). He opposed the war with the American colonists
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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