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Godolphin

[ goh-dol-fin, guh- ]

noun

  1. Sidney, 1st Earl of, 1645–1712, English statesman and financier.


Godolphin

/ ɡəˈdɒlfɪn /

noun

  1. GodolphinSidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin16451712MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman Sidney. 1st Earl of Godolphin. 1645–1712, English statesman; as Lord Treasurer, he managed the financing of Marlborough's campaigns in the War of the Spanish Succession
“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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Example Sentences

Godolphin was there, looking after his horses and his bets, and probably went away a richer man than he came.

But the angry and disappointed Duchess gave vent to her wrath and vengeance in letters to her husband and in speech to Godolphin.

Although he was a Whig, we do not read of any particular intimacy with such men as Marlborough and Godolphin.

In her terrible state of suspense, of uncertainty, she determined to inquire of Thomas Godolphin.

Had they only reflected, they might have found that Thomas Godolphin deserved their condolence rather than their abuse.

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