Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Mortimer, Roger de. Eighth Baron of Wigmore and First Earl of March. 1287-1330. Welsh rebel and lover of Edward II's wife, Isabella (1292-1358), with whom he raised an army to invade England from France (1326). They deposed Edward (1327) and ruled until 1330, when Edward III seized power and Mortimer was condemned to death by Parliament.
Wiktionary
- n. A British surname.
- n. A male given name transferred from the surname.
WordNet 3.0
- n. English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
Etymologies
- A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Northern Old French, meaning dead pond. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The name of Lady Thomasine was embedded in it somewhere and I thought I heard the word Mortimer as well.”
“The reference I was looking for was details of the books of Colin Mortimer whom I once heard give a talk at the British Council Centre Portland Place, London entitled: “Need all pauses be gaps.””
“: Justin Mortimer and Katie Hoff were the top overall scorers.”
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“Mortimer is a bookbinder and has passed on his great love of books to his daughter Meggie, but he has never read aloud to her.”
“Is his name Mortimer, too?" asked the proprietor of the establishment, for such the old man was.”
“Westminster, where he called Mortimer to account for a tissue of such horrible crimes that one alone would have secured his condemnation.”
“Yes, I know Colin Mortimer’s books well – and often use extracts on teacher training sessions.”
“(I first heard Colin Mortimer giving a talk which changed my approach to teaching spoken English some time in the 1960′s at the British Council Language Centre, Portland Place London.”
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