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strafford, first earl of

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Straf⋅ford

[straf-erd]
–noun
1st Earl of (Thomas Wentworth), 1593–1641, English statesman: chief adviser of Charles I of England.
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Straf·ford   (strāf'ərd)   
English politician who was the principal minister to Charles I. He was convicted of treason by Parliament and was executed.
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