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Definition of Parkinson

1. Noun. English surgeon (1755-1824).

2. Noun. British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993).

Definition of Parkinson

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parkinson

Park's aneurysm Park-Williams bacillus Park-Williams fixative Park Ave. Park Avenue Parker Parker-Kerr suture Parker House roll Parkeriaceae Parkerization

Parkersburg Parkes process Parkesine Parkia Parkia javanica Parkinson (current term) Parkinson's Parkinson's disease Parkinson's facies Parkinson's law

Parkinson's syndrome Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia florida Parkinsonian Parks Parliament Parliament House Parliamentarian Parliamentarians

Literary usage of Parkinson

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

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux, John Leach (1835)
"Parkinson. Nov. s. ... That action was defended by Parkinson, who suffered a verdict to be taken against him for/., ..."

2. A List of the Lancashire Wills, Proved Within the Archdeaconry of Richmond by Henry Fishwick, Archdeaconry of Richmond, Church of England (1891)
"Admon 1783 Parkinson, John, of Ellel, husbandman, A Admon 1763 Parkinson, ... Admon 1759 Parkinson, Ralph, of Chipping, yeoman, A Admon 1768 Parkinson, ..."

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