Clarendon

[ klar-uhn-duhn ]

noun

1. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
2. Council of, the ecumenical council (1164) occasioned by the opposition of Thomas à Becket to Henry II.
3. (lowercase) Printing. a condensed form of printing type, like roman in outline but with thicker serifs.

Clarendon

¹

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. Clarendon, 1st Earl of16091674MEnglishPOLITICS: statesmanHISTORY: historian 1st Earl of , title of Edward Hyde. 1609–74, English statesman and historian; chief adviser to Charles II (1660–67); author of History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (1704–07)

Clarendon

²

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. a village near Salisbury in S England: site of a council held by Henry II in 1164 that produced a code of laws (the Constitutions of Clarendon ) defining relations between church and state

clarendon

³

/ ˈklærəndən /

noun

1. printing a style of boldface roman type

Word History and Origins

Origin of Clarendon¹

C20: named after the Clarendon Press at Oxford University

Example Sentences

Police quickly formed a line to stop protestors getting into Clarendon Road which "numerous people attempted to break through", the court heard.

From BBC

She said a march set off towards the town centre and was initially non-violent amid chants of "take our country back", but as the marchers passed Clarendon Road an object was thrown at them and the atmosphere became "immediately heated", Ms Masters said.

From BBC

Layshia Clarendon, who returned from a concussion-triggered absence, added seven points, four rebounds and a pair of steals.

From Los Angeles Times

As the Sparks grabbed an 11-point halftime lead and continued to roll early in the fourth quarter, Clark was getting pushed all over the court by the likes of Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon and frequent Sparks’ double-teams.

From Los Angeles Times

He added there had been a "big movement" as police forced a group of people back to Little Clarendon Street to allow police vans to leave.

From BBC