1st viscount henry st john bolingbroke
[bol-ing-broo k; older use boo l-] /ˈbɒl ɪŋˌbrʊk; older use ˈbʊl-/
noun
henry iv (def 2).
henry st. john
[sin-juh n] /ˈsɪn dʒən/ (show ipa), 1st viscount, 1678–1751, british statesman, writer, and orator.
bolingbroke
/ˈbɒlɪŋˌbrʊk/
noun
the surname of henry iv of england see henry iv
henry st john, 1st viscount bolingbroke. 1678–1751, english politician; fled to france in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the old pretender; returned to england in 1723. his writings include a dissertation on parties (1733–34) and idea of a patriot king (1738)
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