Definition of Duke of marlborough

1. Noun. English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Duke Of Marlborough

Dugong dugon
Dugongidae
Duhring's disease
Duhrssen's incisions
Duk-Duk
Duk-Duks
Dukas
Duke
Duke Ellington
Duke University
Duke Wayne
Duke bleeding time test
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Windsor
Dukes' disease
Dulcie
Dulles
Dulong-Petit law
Duluth
Duluth pack
Duluth packs
Dulux dog
Dulux dogs
Dumas
Dumasian

Literary usage of Duke of marlborough

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"The many obligations, under which John Churchill, afterwards Duke of Marlborough, was placed by the patronage and friendship of James II., both as Duke of ..."

2. The History of England by Tobias George Smollett, David Hume (1841)
"Manor of Woodstock granted to the Duke of Marlborough.—Disputes between the two Houses on ... The Duke of Marlborough forces the French Lines in Brabant. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1840)
"At Blenheim, after a short illness, within one day of completing his 74th year, the Most Noble George Spencer-Churchill, fourth Duke of Marlborough and ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"Previous li ves were: Lives of the two illustrious generals, John, Duke of Marlborough, and Francis Eugene, Prince of Savoy, 1713; Annals of John Churchill ..."

5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"... spectators at the execution of the Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmerino on Tower Hill, iii the month of August, 1746, was Spencer Duke of Marlborough, ..."

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