richard i | (n) son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199), Syn. Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart, Richard the Lion-Hearted |
richard ii | (n) King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400) |
richard iii | (n) King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485) |
richard roe | (n) an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings |
richards | (n) English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979), Syn. Ivor Armstrong Richards, I. A. Richards |
richardson | (n) United States architect (1838-1886), Syn. Henry Hobson Richardson |
richardson | (n) British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983), Syn. Sir Ralph David Richardson, Ralph Richardson |
richardson's geranium | (n) geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers, Syn. Geranium richardsonii |