Meaning: The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Bolingbroke; Henry Bolingbroke; Henry IV Instance hypernyms: King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England) Holonyms ("Bolingbroke" is a member of...): House of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancastrian line (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)
"More haste, less speed." (English proverb) "Sing your death song and die like a hero going home." (Native American proverb, Shawnee) "An egg-thief will become a horse-thief." (Armenian proverb) "Cleanliness is half your health." (Czech proverb)
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