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Definition of Middleton
1. Noun. English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627).
Definition of Middleton
1. Proper noun. Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the (etyl ang) words for "middle town". ¹
2. Proper noun. An earldom in the English peerage. ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish habitational from=Old English dot=) from any of the places. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Middleton
Literary usage of Middleton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"THOMAS middleton The tragedy of "Women beware Women," whether or not it be accepted
as the masterpiece of middleton, is at least an excellent example of the ..."
2. The South Carolina Historical Magazine by South Carolina Historical Society (1900)
"middleton OF SOUTH CAROLINA.» Arms : Arg: fretty salile, a canton of the second.
On at : a garb or, between two wings erect argent. ..."
3. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1879)
"Henry middleton, of South Carolina, was one of three sons of Arthur middleton,
who, in 1719, headed the revolution against the Lords Proprietors. ..."
4. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"THOMAS middleton l was born about 1570, and was the son of a gentleman settled in
... Of the Non- non-dramatic works which have been ascribed to middleton ..."
5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1898)
"Alexander middleton, Jr., belonged to a family prominent for many generations in
Aberdeenshire ... John middleton (created Earl of middleton by Charles II. ..."
6. Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect by Hezekiah Niles (1822)
"When the day broke, middleton was no longer village of Bergen, ... middleton,
formed in the morning. He therefore directed I at the same instant put his ..."
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