august
81August 5 — Events*642 Battle of Maserfield Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. *910 The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl… …
82august — adjective /ɔːˈɡʌst,ɔːˈɡʌst,ɑːˈɡʌst/ a) Noble, venerable, majestic, awe inspiring, often of the highest social class . an august patron of the arts b) Of noble birth. august lineage See Also: Augustine …
83August — Recorded in the spellings of August and Augustine, and the more popular Austin and Austen, this is a medieval surname of biblical and Roman origins. Introduced into Europe in the 12th century by the returning Crusaders from the Holy Land, the… …
84August — [OE] The month of August was named by the Romans after their emperor Augustus (63 BC–14 AD). His name was Caius Julius Caesar Octavian, but the Senate granted him the honorary title Augustus in 27 BC. This connoted ‘imperial majesty’, and was a… …
85August — , AGUSTAN AGE Latin Augustus means enerable, a title conferred by the Senate in 27 B.C. on Gaius Octavianus, who thus became the first Roman emperor. He then changed his name to Augustus Caesar and was the founder of the Imperial Roman… …
86August*/*/*/ — [ˈɔːgəst] noun [C/U] the eighth month of the year, between July and September We ll be on holiday in August.[/ex] It s my birthday on August 6th.[/ex] …
87august — /ɔˈgʌst / (say aw gust) adjective 1. dignified and imposing, calling forth the utmost respect; grand; majestic: *what testimony could I possibly give that would … cause so much as a ripple in that august Senate body? –murray farquhar, 1986. 2.… …
88August — [OE] The month of August was named by the Romans after their emperor Augustus (63 BC–14 AD). His name was Caius Julius Caesar Octavian, but the Senate granted him the honorary title Augustus in 27 BC. This connoted ‘imperial majesty’, and was a… …
89august — adjective Etymology: Latin augustus; akin to Latin augur Date: 1581 marked by majestic dignity or grandeur < her august lineage > • augustly adverb • augustness noun …
90August 22 — Events* 392 Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 476 Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop. * 565 St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. * 851 Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of… …
