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Definition of Bryan
1. Noun. United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925).
Generic synonyms: Attorney, Lawyer, Pol, Political Leader, Politician, Politico
2. Noun. A town of east central Texas.
Definition of Bryan
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Irish), a less common spelling of Brian. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=Irish dot=) derived from Brian. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bryan
Literary usage of Bryan
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 (1895)
"From the first an extremely religious lad, O'bryan was much impressed by the ...
O'bryan was a man of immense real and some power, but his methods of church ..."
2. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1846)
"GEORGE bryan. The appearance of the name of George bryan as that of one of " the
principal actors " in Shakespeare's plays excites surprise, because we meet ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"The testimony, therefore, shows that as early as the year 1810 the deed of bryan
to Sackett was in existence; that it was recognized asa genuine deed by ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Scott Eldon, John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst (1827)
"Pierce bryan died in 1810, having bequeathed to Jane Clementina bryan ... She thus
became entitled to three fourths of the residuary estate of Aylmer bryan, ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"However, as no funds were in hand, Mr. bryan refused to wuit, stating that lie
must have the money at once, that the purchase was to be in cash. ..."
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