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William

[wil-yuhm]

noun

  1. Prince William Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, born 1982, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom (son of Charles III).

  2. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W.

  3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “will” and “helmet.”



William

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. known as William the Lion. ?1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214)

  2. Prince. born 1982, Duke of Cambridge, first son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2011 he married Kate Middleton (born 1982); their son, Prince George, was born in 2013

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In 1993, conservative Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote: “the passage of time only diminishes the reliability of criminal adjudications.”

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Inside the William W. Larsen Memorial Library, a sense of wonder is palpable among the shelves stuffed with books on magic, mosaic stained glass and photos of the Larsen family founders and many famous magicians who’ve graced its halls.

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The former housemaster William McGrath, who was known as the "Beast of Kincora", was imprisoned in 1981 for abusing boys as part of a paedophile ring which operated in the home.

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The book was translated in the year of the Spanish Armada – when Elizabeth I was monarch – by Bishop William Morgan as part of an effort to bring scriptures to people in languages they understood.

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Last September, outgoing chief Sir Richard - alongside then-CIA chief William Burns - warned that the international world was "under threat in a way we haven't seen since the Cold War".

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