STUART


Meaning of STUART in English

I. Stu ‧ art /ˈstjuːət $ ˈstuːərt/ BrE AmE

the name of the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371 to 1603 and Britain from 1603 to 1649 and from 1660 to 1714 ⇨ ↑ Mary Queen of Scots

II. Stuart, Charles Edward BrE AmE

⇨ see ↑ Bonnie Prince Charlie

III. Stuart, Gil ‧ bert /ˈɡɪlbət $ -bərt/ BrE AmE

(1755–1828) a US painter who painted many ↑ portrait s of famous people and is best known for his picture of George ↑ Washington

IV. Stuart, James Edward BrE AmE

(1688–1766) the son of the British king James II, sometimes also called the Old Pretender, and the father of ↑ Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward ↑ Stuart ). He believed he had the right to be the British king instead of King George I, but his attempt to become king, during the first ↑ Jacobite Rising of 1715–16, was a failure.

V. Stuart, Mary BrE AmE

⇨ see ↑ Mary Queen of Scots

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.