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de la Poer

de la Poer proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

de la Poer (plural de la Poers)

  1. A surname.
    • His grace William Beresford, 1st lord Decies, archbishop of Tuam, b. 16 April, 1743, was brother of George de la Poer, 1st marquess of Waterford, …1825, Staff author(s), Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Scotland and Ireland, Debrett's, page 1161
    • My son had told me that he was somewhat avoided during his visits because he was a de la Poer, [...]1924, H. P. Lovecraft, “The Rats in the Walls”, in Weird Tales, page 26

Forms of de la Poer

pluralde la Poers

Questions about de la Poer

What does de la Poer mean?
De la Poer means a surname.
What part of speech is de la Poer?
De la Poer is a proper noun.

Words near de la Poer in the dictionary

  1. de la Chapelle syndrome
  2. De La Grange
  3. De La Hoya
  4. de la Mare
  5. De La Paz
  6. de la Poer
  7. de la Pole
  8. de la Tourette
  9. De La Warr
  10. De Lacey
  11. De Lagrange

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