|
Definition of Charles
1. Noun. King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574).
2. Noun. King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461).
3. Noun. As Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877).
Exact synonyms: Charles I, Charles Ii, Charles The Bald
Generic synonyms: Holy Roman Emperor, King Of France
Generic synonyms: Holy Roman Emperor, King Of France
4. Noun. King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685).
Exact synonyms: Charles Ii
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Carolean
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Carolean
5. Noun. Son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649).
Exact synonyms: Charles I, Charles Stuart
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Carolean
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Carolean
6. Noun. The eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948).
7. Noun. French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823).
8. Noun. King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814).
Exact synonyms: Carolus, Charlemagne, Charles I, Charles The Great
Generic synonyms: Carlovingian, Carolingian, Holy Roman Emperor
Derivative terms: Carolingian
Generic synonyms: Carlovingian, Carolingian, Holy Roman Emperor
Derivative terms: Carolingian
9. Noun. A river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston.
Exact synonyms: Charles River
Group relationships: Bay State, Ma, Massachusetts, Old Colony
Generic synonyms: River
Group relationships: Bay State, Ma, Massachusetts, Old Colony
Generic synonyms: River
Definition of Charles
1. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com