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| 1. | a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W. |
| 2. | a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “will” and “helmet.” |
| 1. | (“the Conqueror”) 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy). |
| 2. | Also, Willem I. (William I of Orange; “the Silent”) 1533–84, Dutch leader, statesman, and revolutionary leader born in Germany: prince of Orange 1544–84; count of Nassau 1559–84; 1st stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1578–84. |
| 3. | Also, Wilhelm I. (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig) 1797–1888, King of Prussia 1861–88; emperor of Germany 1871–88 (brother of Frederick William IV). |
| 1. | (William Rufus; “the Red”) 1056?–1100, King of England 1087–1100 (son of William I, duke of Normandy). |
| 2. | Also, Wilhelm II. (Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert) 1859–1941, king of Prussia and emperor of Germany 1888–1918. |
| (William III of Orange) 1650–1702, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1672–1702; king of England 1689–1702, joint ruler with his wife, Mary II. |
| (“the Sailor-King”) 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1830–37 (brother of George IV). |
| Wil·liam (wĭl'yəm) German crown prince. The son of Emperor William II, he commanded troops in the Battle of Verdun (1916) and renounced the crown at the close of World War I. |