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Definition of Brooke
1. Noun. English lyric poet (1887-1915).
Definition of Brooke
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames female given name) transferred from the surname, fairly popular since the 1970s. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete spelling of brook) ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete spelling of brook) ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete spelling of broke) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brooke
Literary usage of Brooke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"See aleo Brook and Brooke. Broke or Brooke, Arthur (d. 1563) . ... 1294 Broke or
Brooke, Sir Richard (d. 1629). . 1296 Broke or Brooke, Sir Robert (d. ..."
2. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1906)
"THE Brooke FAMILY. A pedigree of this family, taken from the Hampshire Visitation
of 1634, and including the Maryland emigrant Robert Brooke, is published ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"It appears that in November, 1851, Brooke Mackall, Sr., purchased the lot, one
half of Key and Dunlop, and the other half of WW "Corcoran. ..."
4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1917)
"PRESENTATION OF PORTRAIT OF COLONEL WILLIAM Brooke RAWLE, AND AN ADDRESS ON HIS
MILITARY RECORD. At a meeting of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ..."
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