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BROUGHAM, HENRY, LORD BROUGHAM AND VAUX — born in Edinburgh, and educated at the High School and University of that city; was admitted to the Scotch bar in 1800; excluded from promotion in Scotland by his liberal principles, he joined the English bar in 1808, speedily acquired a… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Lord Brougham's Act — An English statute removing the disqualification of a party as a witness. 14 & 15 Vict c 99 … Ballentine's law dictionary
brougham — 1851, one horse closed carriage with two or four wheels, for two or four persons, from first Lord Brougham (1778 1868). The family name is from a place in Westmoreland … Etymology dictionary
brougham — ► NOUN historical 1) a horse drawn carriage with a roof, four wheels, and an open driver s seat in front. 2) a motor car with an open driver s seat. ORIGIN named after Lord Brougham (1778 1868), who designed the carriage … English terms dictionary
brougham — [bro͞om, brōm; bro͞o′əm, brō′əm] n. [after Lord Brougham (1778 1868), Brit political leader] 1. a closed, four wheeled carriage with the driver s seat outside 2. any of certain early types of automobile; esp., a) an electrically powered… … English World dictionary
brougham — /brooh euhm, broohm, broh euhm/, n. 1. a four wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver s perch outside. 2. Auto. a. (formerly) a limousine having an open driver s compartment. b. an early type of automobile… … Universalium
Brougham — This interesting surname is of English locational origin from a place thus called in Westmorland. The placename was recorded as Bruham in the Patent Rolls of 1228, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century burh meaning a fortified place,… … Surnames reference
brougham — (entrée créée par le supplément) (broum ) s. m. Sorte de voiture. • Il [lord Brougham, célèbre légiste et écrivain anglais] faisait usage d une voiture petite et basse de son invention, qui fut appelée et qui s appelle encore un brougham,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
brougham — brough|am [ˈbru:əm] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Lord Brougham (1778 1868), Scottish lawyer, who invented it] a carriage used in the past, which had four wheels and a roof and was pulled by a horse … Dictionary of contemporary English
brougham — [ bru:(ə)m] noun historical 1》 a horse drawn carriage with a roof, four wheels, and an open driver s seat in front. 2》 a car with an open driver s seat. Origin C19: named after Lord Brougham, who designed the carriage … English new terms dictionary
