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WAITE
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• WAITE (noun)
The noun WAITE has 1 sense:
1. United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
Familiarity information: WAITE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Morrison R. Waite; Morrison Remick Waite; Morrison Waite; Waite
Instance hypernyms:
chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)
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