Granville

[ gran-vil ]

noun

1. Earl of. Carteret, John.
2. a male given name.

Granville

/ ˈɡrænvɪl /

noun

1. Granville, 1st Earl16901763MBritishPOLITICS: statesman 1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole
2. Granville, 2nd Earl18151891MBritishPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman 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

Example Sentences

Earlier on Thursday, Alex Granville, representing Cush, said there was "significant mitigation for each appellant and significant circumstances", which may have not been properly considered.

From BBC

Running for 26 episodes between 1973 and 1985, Arkwright also acted as a reluctant father figure to his nephew and delivery boy, Granville, played by Jason.

From BBC

Comedy legend Barker died in 2005, with the series revived as Still Open All Hours from 2013 to 2019 with Granville running the shop.

From BBC

She’s eating a late lunch at Granville restaurant in North Hollywood, wearing a crystal necklace from her home in Taos, N.M.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike Louisiana, where education officials adopted the requirement as an administrative policy effective in 2018, many of the other states enacted it by law, so rescinding it would require legislative action, said Peter Granville, a fellow at the Century Foundation, a think tank, who studies federal and state efforts to increase college access and affordability.

From New York Times