EDWARD III

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)

Synonyms:

Edward; Edward III

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

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