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Sailor King   /sˈeɪlər kɪŋ/   Listen
Sailor King

noun
1.
King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837).  Synonym: William IV.





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... arrived at the period when the great revolution in the affairs of the state brought Earl Grey into power, previously to which, his late Majesty William IV. had ascended the throne; and one of the first and most popular acts of the "Sailor King," who well knew the merits of Sir James, was to wipe off that slur on the national gratitude, by raising ...
— Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II • Sir John Ross


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