Wellingtonian

adjective

Wel·​ling·​to·​ni·​an

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Duke of Wellington

Word History

Etymology

1st Duke of Wellington †1852 + English -an

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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