A term applied to the vessels and men of the whole empire, and its maritime population. "Indeed," says Burke in a letter to Admiral Keppel, "I am perfectly convinced that Englishman and seaman are names that must live and die together."
·adj ·see 1st Bond, ·noun, 8. II. English ·noun Collectively, the people of England; English people...
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·noun A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest so...
·adj Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian. ...
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose