Sackville

[ sak-vil ]

noun

1. Thomas, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1536–1608, English statesman and poet.

Sackville

/ ˈsækvɪl /

noun

1. SackvilleThomas, 1st Earl of Dorset15361608MEnglishWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistPOLITICS: statesman Thomas, 1st Earl of Dorset. 1536–1608, English poet, dramatist, and statesman. He collaborated with Thomas Norton on the early blank-verse tragedy Gorboduc (1561)

Example Sentences

The 16th-century house was owned by the Sackville family for many generations.

From Washington Post

The extract began with his first wife, Lady Idina Sackville, a cousin of the writer Vita Sackville-West.

From The Daily Beast

General Sackville-West came, and we had some peaceful sittings.

From Project Gutenberg

At this time, he occupied an elegantly furnished house in Sackville-street.

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Paul Montague at this time lived in comfortable lodgings in Sackville Street, and ostensibly the world was going well with him.

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A curious crest coronet will be found with the Sackville crest.

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The breadth of this long Boulevard may be about that of Sackville Street.

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