dudley

noun

1. Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester,1532?–88, British statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth.
2. Thomas,1576–1653, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1634–35, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1650–51.
3. a borough in West Midlands, central England, near Birmingham.
4. a male given name: from an Old English placename meaning “dry field.”

noun

1. a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands: wrought-iron industry. Pop: 194 919 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in W central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 304 800 (2003 est). Area: 98 sq km (38 sq miles)

noun

1. Robert. See (Earl of) Leicester