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- 1 A male given name from Frankish. countable, uncountable
"And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, To revel it with him and his new bride."
- 2 A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- 3 A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- 4 Ellipsis of the Isle of Lewis: an island of Scotland, United Kingdom. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 5 An English surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
"The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”."
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- 6 The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother. countable, uncountable
- 7 A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
- 8 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 9 A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Cass County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 10 A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Edwards County, Kansas; named for journalist M. M. Lewis. countable, uncountable
"It’s a bit of a surprise to be driving through farmlands near Lewis, Kansas, and suddenly spot a series of tall chalk towers on the horizon."
- 11 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri; named for landowner Howell Lewis. countable, uncountable
- 12 A locale in the United States:; A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York. countable, uncountable
- 13 A locale in the United States:; A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis. countable, uncountable
- 14 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 15 A locale in the United States:; A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis. countable, uncountable
- 16 A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; named for founder Charles E. Lewis. countable, uncountable
- 17 A locale in the United States:; A ghost town in California. countable, uncountable
- 18 A locale in the United States:; A number of townships, listed under Lewis Township. countable, uncountable
- 1 A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- 2 The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age. broadly, figuratively
- 3 A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
"After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room."
Etymology
From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
An anglicization of Irish Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis.
An adopted anglicization of Welsh Llywelyn, from Old Welsh, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas, of uncertain origin; traditionally referred to Old Norse Ljóðahús, from ljóð (“song, poem”) + hús (“house”); but may be related to the Pictish name of the island recorded in Ptolemy's Geography as Λίμνου (Límnou).
From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis.
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