Definition of Sir William Wallace

1. Noun. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305).

Exact synonyms: Wallace
Generic synonyms: Freedom Fighter, Insurgent, Insurrectionist, Rebel

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Literary usage of Sir William Wallace

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

1. The Scottish chiefs. Revised by Jane Porter (1862)
"A daughter, trembling for the life of her father, presumes to address Sir William Wallace. You have been his deliverer from the sword, from chains, ..."

2. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1860)
"Sir William Wallace. From The Thistle of Scotland, p. 100. THE editor states that he took the ballad down from the recitation of an old gentlewoman in Aber- ..."

3. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1846)
"... Chancellor. the nation from the mock trial and murder of Sir William Wallace, who, owing no allegiance to the King of England, was tried at Westminster ..."

4. Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English by Egerton Brydges (1815)
"... The life and acts of the most famous and valiant Campion, Sir William Wallace, ... Sir William Wallace ..."

5. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1866)
"Sir William Wallace. From The Thistle of Scotland, p. 100. THE editor states that he took the ballad down, from the recitation of an old gentlewoman in ..."

6. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1864)
"Sir William Wallace. From The Thistle of Scotland, p. 100. THE editor states that he took the ballad down from the recitation of an old gentlewoman in Aber- ..."

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