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EDWARD III

• EDWARD III (noun)
The noun EDWARD III has 1 sense:

1. 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)

Familiarity information: EDWARD III used as a noun is very rare.

• EDWARD III (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edward III; Edward

Instance hypernyms:

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

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