JOHN OF GAUNT

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• JOHN OF GAUNT (noun)
  The noun JOHN OF GAUNT has 1 sense:

1. the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)

  Familiarity information: JOHN OF GAUNT used as a noun is very rare.

• JOHN OF GAUNT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Duke of Lancaster; John of Gaunt

Instance hypernyms:

duke (a British peer of the highest rank)