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Definition of Edgar
1. Noun. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975).
Definition of Edgar
1. Acronym. Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, a system that performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). ¹
2. Proper noun. (Old English male given name). ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edgar
Literary usage of Edgar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"Edgar representative. The two knights fought on foot, and, after a long and
desperate conflict, Godwine brought the accuser to the ground. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1870)
"The Master of Ravenswood is named Edgar. Against the “Wolf's Crag” of the romance
... just as Edgar Ravenswood opposed its minister at his father's funeral. ..."
3. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"Chicago, 1906. etters of Edgar Allan Poe, 1845-49 [Letters of Poe to ... Also in
The Unveiling of the Bust of Edgar Allan Poe in the Library of the ..."
4. The History of England by Nicolas Tindal (1757)
"Edgar was one of this number. If he had given proof of his ability ¡n ... of Edgar
is chiefly remarkable for the continual peace the kingdom enjoyed ..."
5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1897)
"The Edgar County Farmers' Institute was organized in 1896. Institutes have been
held in the Court House at Paris as follows: March 3 and 4. ..."
6. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Dunstan's disciplining of King Edgar ; and Carriage towards an incestuous Count.
... Edgar, hereby made sensible of his sin, with sorrow confessed it; ..."
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