Ferdinand
['fɝdənænd]
Definition
(noun.) the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516).
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Examples
- Ferdinand, the brother of Charles V, took over his abandoned work and met the German princes at the diet of Augsburg in 1555. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ferdinand Barnacle was there, and in his most engaging state. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In May, 1879, an international congress was convened, under the auspices of Ferdinand de Lesseps, to consider the question of the best location and plan of the canal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Your good cause, as far as I understand it, is simply the restoration of that filthy, feeble Ferdinand to a throne which he disgraced. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With Ferdinand Barnacle he was gossamer. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I suppose Ferdinand. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Do you know anything of it, Ferdinand? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In his letters to Ferdinand and Isabella, he called the countries which he had discovered the Indies. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In fact, within a quarter of an hour Lord Decimus called to him 'Ferdinand! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Panama Canal Company was organized, with Ferdinand de Lesseps as its president, and the stock of this company was successfully floated in December, 1880. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was in vain for the engaging Ferdinand to bring Lord Decimus to look at the bronze horses near Mr Merdle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- All the grave importance that was buttoned up in Mr Tite Barnacle, took itself away next; and Ferdinand took himself away next, to the opera. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ferdinand Barnacle laughed in his easy way, and airily said they were a nice set of fellows. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Probably the earliest practical ice machine to be organized on a commercial basis was the _ammonia absorption machine_ of Ferdinand Carré, which was a continuously working machine. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Ferdinand, in 1309, took Gibraltar from the Moors by cannon, and in 1346 the English used them at the battle of Crécy, and from that time on they became a common weapon of warfare. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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