Meaning Of The Word Clarendon

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Clarendon in American English
1st Earl of(Edward Hyde) 1609-74; Eng. statesman & historian
noun: a condensed form of printing type, like roman in outline but with thicker serifs

clarendon in British English
noun: a style of boldface roman type

Clarendon in British English 1
noun: a village near Salisbury in S England: site of a council held by Henry II in 1164 that produced a code of laws (the Constitutions of Clarendon) defining relations between church and state

Clarendon in British English 2
noun: 1st Earl of, title of Edward Hyde. 1609–74, English statesman and historian; chief adviser to Charles II (1660–67); author of History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (1704–07)

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