monmouth

noun

1. James Scott, Duke of,1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
2. a city in W Illinois.
3. Monmouthshire.
4. former name of Freehold.

noun

1. a market town in E Wales, in Monmouthshire: Norman castle, where Henry V was born in 1387. Pop: 8547 (2001)

noun

1. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. 1649–85, the illegitimate son of Charles II of England, he led a rebellion against James II in support of his own claim to the Crown; captured and beheaded