De La Warr

[ del-uh-wair; British del-uh-wer ]

noun
  1. 12th Baron Thomas West, 1577–1618, 1st English colonial governor of Virginia.

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How to use De La Warr in a sentence

  • The discourse of the town is only whether a warr with Holland or no, and we are preparing for it all we can, which is but little.

  • He discourses very freely of a warr with Holland, to begin about winter, so that I believe we shall come to it.

  • Up and to St. James's, and there did our business with the Duke; where all our discourse of warr in the highest measure.

  • All haste made in setting out this Guinny fleete, but yet not such as will ever do the King's business if we come to a warr.

  • Both sides I believe desire peace, but neither will begin, and so I believe a warr will follow.

British Dictionary definitions for De La Warr

De La Warr

/ (ˈdɛləˌwɛə) /


noun
  1. Baron, title of Thomas West, known as Lord Delaware. 1577–1618, English administrator in America; first governor of Virginia (1610)

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