Montagu

[ mon-tuh-gyoo ]

noun

1. Ashley Montague Francis Ashley Montagu, 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
2. Charles, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1661–1715, British statesman: prime minister 1714–15.
3. Lady Mary Wort·ley [wurt, -lee], Mary Pierrepont, 1689–1762, English author.

Montagu

/ ˈmɒntəˌɡjuː /

noun

1. Charles. See (Earl of) Halifax
2. MontaguMary Wortley16891762FEnglishWRITING: writer Lady Mary Wortley. 1689–1762, English writer, noted for her Letters from the East (1763)

Example Sentences

In a 1968 Psychology Today article, celebrated anthropologist Ashley Montagu incorrectly, but forcibly, argued that “it appears probable that the ordinary aggressiveness of a normal XY male is derived from his Y chromosome.”

From Scientific American

Luke Montagu is a member of a cross-party group in Parliament that has been campaigning for a national helpline to support people going through withdrawal from prescription medications.

From BBC

Things, however, took a turn in the 18th century, when John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich — the eponymous inventor of the sandwich — manufactured his own sparkling water with some help from chemist Joseph Priestley.

From Salon

The court heard Mr Lord, who had learning difficulties, had been walking towards his flat on the Montagu Estate at about 19:30 GMT on 20 January when he briefly said hello to the girl.

From BBC

She points out Montagu’s antisemitism and her apparent approval, during a long sojourn in Istanbul, of harem life and enslavement among the Ottoman Turks.

From Washington Post