waite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)

[2] Charles B. Waite, "Who Were the Voters in the Early History of This Country?" — Susan B. Anthony: Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian, Alma Lutz
The sign represented the front of a stately edifice, which was designated as the "OLD PROVINCE HOUSE, kept by Thomas Waite." — The Short-story, Unknown
Moreover, my gorgeous fantasies were woefully disturbed by the rattling of the spoon in a tumbler of whiskey-punch which Mr. Thomas Waite was mingling for a customer. — Twice-told tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Morrison Waite, Morrison R. Waite, Morrison Remick Waite

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