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archibald philip primrose
[prim-rohz] /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ (show ipa), 5th earl of, 1847–1929, british statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.
contemporary examples

mark the sequel: not long afterwards, i was at a reception in the rosebery room of the house of lords.
hitchens on thatcher’s s-x appeal david frum january 11, 2012

historical examples

rosebery, though he must have been a man past thirty at the time, looked a mere boy.
julia ward howe laura e. richards

i wish you had not written in so uncomplimentary a strain about rosebery.
lord randolph churchill winston spencer churchill

they seem to centre about the sounding viaducts that leap over rosebery avenue.
nights in london thomas burke

thanks chiefly to young rosebery, that shrewd and genial lord.
punch, or the london charivari, december 2, 1893 various

however, since rosebery seems anxious on point, will send over to whiteley’s and see what can be done.
punch, or the london charivari, vol. 109, july 6, 1895 various

in the neighbourhood is the durdans, a seat of the earl of rosebery.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 9, slice 6 various

he met lord rosebery travelling in great good humor by the luggage omnibus.
an edinburgh eleven j. m. barrie

didn’t even mention rosebery, unless he meant to include him in condemnation of “financiers and other disreputable persons.”
punch, or the london charivari, volume 108, march 9th 1895 various

there had been many changes in the brigade, since the men first went into camp at rosebery park, sydney, nine months before.
trooper bluegum at the dardanelles oliver hogue

noun
earl of, t-tle of archibald philip primrose. 1847–1929, british liberal statesman; prime minister (1894–95)