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Definition of Douglas
1. Noun. United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861).
Generic synonyms: Pol, Political Leader, Politician, Politico
Definition of Douglas
1. Proper noun. (surname Scottish from=Scottish Gaelic) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Proper noun. The capital of the Isle of Man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Douglas
Literary usage of Douglas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Nature 102:473-6 F 13 49 Douglas. Frances Juliet Church of Christ in process ...
Kind M 28:227 Ap '16 Douglas, Sir George Brisbane Scott- Goethe restudied. ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1808)
"But Douglas is not only the chief feat of commerce: it is alfo the prin- ' cipal
... and card-parties, are now frequent among the higher circles of Douglas. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1866)
"His relative George, the fourth Douglas, Earl of Angus, acquired the greater part
... C, who was created Marquis of Douglas ; from are descended the Duke of ..."
4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Douglas William Jerrold 1803-1857 1803, Douglas William Jerrold was born in ...
12; The Life and Remains 0} Douglas Jerrold by William Blanchard Jerrold, p. ..."
5. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Amid that dim and smoky light, Checkering the silvery moonshine bright, A noble
lord of Douglas blood, With mitre sheen and rochet white. ..."
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