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Ed•ward[[t]ˈɛd wərd[/t]] n.1) big Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall (“The Black Prince”), 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III)2) geg Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2150 sq. km)IIEd•ward[[t]ˈɛd wərd[/t]] n.1) big Edward I, (“Edward Longshanks”) 1239–1307, king of England 1272–1307 (son of Henry III)2) big Edward II, 1284–1327, king of England 1307–27 (son of Edward I)3) big Edward III, 1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II)4) big Edward IV, 1442–83, king of England 1461–70, 1471–83: 1st king of the house of York5) big Edward V, 1470–83, king of England 1483 (son of Edward IV)6) big Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England 1547–53 (son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour)7) big Edward VII, (Albert Edward) (“the Peacemaker”) 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria)8) big Edward VIII, (Duke of Windsor) 1894–1972, king of Great Britain 1936: abdicated (son of George V; brother of George VI)
From formal English to slang. 2014.