/el"ee euht, el"yeuht/ , n.
1. Charles William , 1834-1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869-1909.
2. George ( Mary Ann Evans ), 1819-80, English novelist.
3. John ( "the Apostle of the Indians" ), 1604-90, American colonial missionary.
4. Sir John , 1592-1632, English statesman.
5. T(homas) S(tearns) /sterrnz/ , 1888-1965, British poet and critic, born in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1948.
6. a male given name, form of Elias .