Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Jenkin +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • Sir, two gentlemen—very well dressed, very well spoken—have just called to inquire whether a party accompanying a Meister Blanchard was staying here, and if so, whether anyone by the name of Jenkinson or Van Weede was among them.

    QUEEN’S RANSOM Fiona Buckley 2000

  • She had heard the hatred with which Bruni spoke the name of Jenkinson and she had heard me reply, uttering the same name in tones of loathing and rejection and she had a little English, too.

    QUEEN’S RANSOM Fiona Buckley 2000

  • He told them he’d never heard of anyone called Jenkinson, Van Weede, or Blanchard and if I hadn’t gone to see him this morning, he would have been in touch with me to know who they were and what he should say if they came to him again.

    QUEEN’S RANSOM Fiona Buckley 2000

  • “And if you’ve been asking for him under the name of Jenkinson or Van Weede,” I said, “then it’s no wonder you’ve not found him.

    QUEEN’S RANSOM Fiona Buckley 2000

  • It certainly talked to Charpentier, who looked at the gold coins Jenkinson was offering, and yielded after only the briefest attempt at haggling.

    QUEEN’S RANSOM Fiona Buckley 2000

  • "Jenkinson," was the name that won the honour of rescuing Braintop from this dilemma.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • "Jenkinson," was the name that won the honour of rescuing Braintop from this dilemma.

    Sandra Belloni — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • "Jenkinson," was the name that won the honour of rescuing Braintop from this dilemma.

    Sandra Belloni — Volume 7 George Meredith 1868

  • The clergyman's eye rests with a sudden interest and curiosity on the bride and bridegroom, and on the bride's friend; notices the absence of elderly relatives; remarks, in the two ladies especially, evidences of refinement and breeding entirely unparalleled in his professional experience of brides and brides 'friends standing before the altar of that church; questions, silently and quickly, the eye of the clerk, occupied also in observing the strangers with interest "Jenkinson" (the clergyman's look asks), "is this all right?"

    Miss or Mrs? Wilkie Collins 1856

  • He has signed Gervinho from Lille for £10.6m and Carl Jenkinson from Charlton Athletic for £1m.

    Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboué set for £4m move to Galatasaray 2011

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