duke of cumberland

1. 1.

   English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

   SynonymsCumberlandWilliam AugustusButcher Cumberland

   Broadergeneral

Questions about duke of cumberland

What does duke of cumberland mean?

duke of cumberland means "English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)".

What is another word for duke of cumberland?

Close synonyms include Cumberland, William Augustus, Butcher Cumberland. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is duke of cumberland a common word?

duke of cumberland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.