Definition of Glendower

1. Noun. Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416).

Exact synonyms: Owen Glendower
Generic synonyms: Chief, Chieftain, Headman, Tribal Chief

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glendower

Glechoma hederaceae
Gleditsia
Gleditsia aquatica
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gleek
Gleeks
Gleichenia
Gleichenia flabellata
Gleicheniaceae
Gleichschaltung
Glen
Glen Gebhard
Glenda
Glenda Jackson
Glendale
Glendower (current term)
Glengarry
Glenn
Glenn's operation
Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Glenn Miller
Glenn T. Seaborg
Glenn shunt
Glenna
Glenner-Lillie stain
Glenwood
Glenys
Gley
Gley's gland

Literary usage of Glendower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The Welsh bards espoused the cause of Glendower, and he was soon at the head of a considerable force of enthusiastic partisans. ..."

2. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"But there was no attempt on the part of the English to make war on Glendower. He was left in undisputed possession of the whole of Wales, and amused himself ..."

3. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Owen Glendower felt so strong that he assumed the title of Prince of ... Henry therefore had to march against Glendower in person accompanied by his eldest ..."

4. A History of England and the British Empire by Arthur Donald Innes (1913)
"On his way south the king found that Owen Glendower, a Welsh gentleman of large estate, who through his mother claimed descent from Llewelyn, was conducting ..."

5. The History of England, from the Accession of Richard II to the Death of by Charles William Chadwick Oman (1906)
"Owen Glendower felt so strong that he assumed the title of Prince of ... Henry therefore had to march against Glendower in person accompanied by his eldest ..."

6. Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to by Edward Potts Cheyney (1922)
"THE RISING OF OWEN Glendower AND THE RENEWAL OF THE FRENCH WAR The panic caused by the raids of Owen Glendower and the general rising of the native Welsh in ..."

7. The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, John Leech (1864)
"Glendower, to settle and advise. 2 Guas.; Clerk, 2s. ... Assisted by his clerk the trusty Thomson, Mr. Owen Glendower armed himself for the contest upon ..."

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