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Margaret
Margaret ♀ An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina. There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland (d. 1093), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou (1430–82), and of Margaret Tudor (1489–1541), sister of Henry VIII, who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery, Marjorie.
Variants: Margaret(t)a (Latinate forms). Short forms: Meg, Peg, Madge, Marge. Pet forms: Maggie, Meggie, Peggy, Peggie, Peggi, Margie, May. See also Daisy. Cognates: Irish: Mairéad. Scottish Gaelic: Mair(gh)ead. Welsh: Mar(g)ed, Mererid. German: Margaret(h)a, Margaret(h)e, Margrethe; vernacular: Margrit, Margret; Meta. Dutch: Margriet. Danish, Norwegian: Margaret(h)a, Margrethe. Swedish: Margaret(h)a. Scandinavian (vernacular): Margit; Marit (Norwegian, Swedish); Merete, Mereta, Mette (Danish). French: Marguerite. Spanish: Margarita. Portuguese: Margarida. Italian: Margherita. Russian: Margarita. Polish: Małgorzata. Czech: Markéta. Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian: Margareta. Finnish: Marketta. Hungarian: Margit. Latvian: Margrieta. Lithuanian: Margarita. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Margaret." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Margaret." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Margaret.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Margaret." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Margaret.html |
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Margaret, novel by Sylvester Judd, published in 1845 and revised in 1851. Subtitled “A Tale of the Real and Ideal,” it combines a vivid description of the Down East region with a transcendental Fourierist fantasy.
Margaret, an orphan with a native sensitivity and intellectual interests, is reared by a backwoods Maine family. To the small town in which they live come Mr. Evelyn, a Transcendentalist, and Rose, a seduced woman. At a husking bee, a rustic lout pays unwelcome attentions to Margaret, and Rose induces Margaret's foster brother Chillion to kill him. Chillion is hanged for this crime. Margaret and Mr. Evelyn fall in love and marry, and together they transform the little town into an ideal community of prosperous, pious, philosophical Transcendentalists. |
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Margaret.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Margaret.html |
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Margaret (1283–90), queen of Scots (1286–90), known as ‘the Maid of Norway’. Daughter of Eric II of Norway, she succeeded her grandfather Alexander III, whose children had all predeceased him, at the age of 3 in 1286, and her premature death four years later was one of the most significant events in medieval British history. Her betrothal to Edward of Caernarfon (the future Edward II), agreed by the treaty of Birgham, was intended to perpetuate Anglo-Scottish peace through dynastic union. But she died at Kirkwall in Orkney on her way from Bergen to Scotland. This tragedy led to a disputed succession in Scotland, to Edward I's ill-judged interventions in Scottish affairs, and to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
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JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Margaret.html JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Margaret.html |
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Margaret female forename, name of two saints.
St Margaret of Antioch the centre of much popular devotion in the Middle Ages, but probably never existed as a historical person. She is recognized as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Also called Marina. Her feast day is on 13 July in the Eastern Church, and 20 July in the Western Church. She is often depicted spearing a dragon. St Margaret of Scotland (c.1046–93), English princess and Scottish queen, wife of Malcolm III. She exerted a strong influence over royal policy during her husband's reign, and was instrumental in the reform of the Scottish Church. Feast day, 16 November. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Margaret." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Margaret." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Margaret.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Margaret." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Margaret.html |
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Margaret
Margaret (1283–90), queen of Scots (1286–90), known as ‘the Maid of Norway’. Daughter of Eric II of Norway, she succeeded her grandfather Alexander III at the age of 3 in 1286. Her betrothal to Edward of Caernarfon (the future Edward II), agreed by the treaty of Birgham, was intended to perpetuate Anglo‐Scottish peace through dynastic union. But she died at Kirkwall in Orkney on her way from Bergen to Scotland. This tragedy led to a disputed succession in Scotland, to Edward I's ill‐judged interventions in Scottish affairs, and to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
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JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Margaret.html JOHN CANNON. "Margaret." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Margaret.html |
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Margaret
Margaret 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II , b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. They were divorced in 1978. They had two children: David, Viscount Linley (b. 1961), and Sarah (b. 1964). |
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"Margaret." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Margaret." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MargPrin.html "Margaret." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MargPrin.html |
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Margaret
Margaret,
1. in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, a gentlewoman attendant on Hero; 2. in Goethe's Faust, the principal female character. |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Margaret." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Margaret." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Margaret.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Margaret." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Margaret.html |
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Margaret
Margaret •caret • Sanskrit • Prakrit
•ferret, inherit, merit
•egret • secret
•dispirit, skirret, spirit
•floret • pomfret • bowsprit
•barbiturate
•turret, worrit
•culprit • floweret • Margaret
•cellaret (US cellarette)
•banneret, lanneret
•hypocrite • preterite (US preterit)
•Everett, leveret
•favourite (US favorite)
•interpret, misinterpret
•basset, facet, tacet, tacit
•Narragansett, transit
•lancet
•cresset, Knesset
•exit • resit
•complicit, elicit, explicit, illicit, implicit, licit, solicit
•Tilsit • plebiscite • babysit • deficit
•cosset, posset
•Quonset • whatsit
•corset, Dorset, faucet
•gusset, russet
•dulcet
•tercet, verset
•ashet • planchet • bullshit • Bastet
•tomtit • bluetit
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"Margaret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Margaret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Margaret.html "Margaret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Margaret.html |
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