Clarendon

Cla·ren·don
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/ˈklæ.ɹən.dən/

proper noun

A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.

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Meanings

proper nounClarendon (countable and uncountable, plural Clarendons)

plural Clarendons

  1. countableuncountableA royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.
  2. countableuncountableA peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon).
  3. countableuncountableA civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA parish of Jamaica.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableA township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Orleans County, New York.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.
    5. countableuncountableA borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
    6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Donley County, Texas.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Rutland County, Vermont.
    8. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
  6. countableuncountableA locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  7. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
  8. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  9. countableuncountableA serif typeface.

Origin

The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name). The parish in New Brunswick was named after a settlement, named in turn after British politician George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870). The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).

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APA

Clarendon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarendon

MLA

“Clarendon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarendon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clarendon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarendon.

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