Granville

[ gran-vil ]

noun
  1. Earl of. Carteret, John.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use Granville in a sentence

  • Two women, Mrs. Granville and her sister, now walked back of the middle cabin and picked up some wood.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • The tall man with the long black beard was Granville, one of the original settlers.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • His report seemed to please the men, for Granville laid aside his rifle and began chopping a long log into fireplace lengths.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • From the Granville cabin several shots were fired without any effect so far as we could make out.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for Granville

Granville

/ (ˈɡrænvɪl) /


noun
  1. 1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole

  2. 2nd Earl, title of Granville George Leveson-Gower . 1815–91, British Liberal politician: Gladstone's foreign secretary (1870–74; 1880–85) and a supporter of Irish Home Rule

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