Jeffrey

[ jef-ree ]

noun

1. Francis Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.
2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “divine peace.”

Jeffrey

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪ /

noun

1. JeffreyFrancis, Lord17731850MScottishLAW: judgeWRITING: literary critic Francis, Lord. 1773–1850, Scottish judge and literary critic. As editor of the Edinburgh Review (1803–29), he was noted for the severity of his criticism of the romantic poets, esp Wordsworth

Example Sentences

But Jeffrey McCall, a media studies professor at DePauw University, thinks Carr’s remarks are “saber rattling” and doubts that the nominee would use the commission’s control over the public airwaves as a political weapon.

From Los Angeles Times

That so many people’s voices were heard and recognized makes the new memorial “all the more powerful,” said Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, who Lafleur emphasizes was instrumental in initially getting the clashing parties talking.

From Los Angeles Times

Jeffrey Crouch, a law professor at American University and an expert on the pardon process, said modern presidents have often relied on the Office of the Pardon Attorney, but Trump is clearly willing to take a different approach — having relied on that office for only 25 of his 238 clemency grants while in office.

From Los Angeles Times

Threatening her colleagues, Greene has also claimed to have filed her own ethics report — she did not expand on its contents — and said it should be released along with "all your sexual harassment and assault claims that were secretly settled paying off victims with tax payer money, the entire Jeffrey Epstein files, tapes, recordings, witness interviews but not just those, there’s more, Epstein wasn’t/isn’t the only asset."

From Salon

Documents from JPMorgan Chase prompted British regulators to investigate links between Jes Staley, a former C.E.O. of Barclays, and Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and registered sex offender, according to a court filing.

From New York Times