/krom"weuhl, -wel/ ; for 1-3 also /krum"-/ , n.
1. Oliver , 1599-1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653-58.
2. his son, Richard , 1626-1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658-59.
3. Thomas, Earl of Essex , 1485?-1540, English statesman.
4. a town in central Connecticut. 10,265.