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Bolingbroke

bo·lingb·roke

UK/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/ US/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/ rare

noun

1.

the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)

Origin

From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”).

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