Wellesley

Wellesley [welz-lee] Examples noun

Arthur. Wellington, 1st Duke of.
his brotherRobert Col·ley [kol-ee] /ˈkɒl i/, 1st Marquis,1760–1842, British statesman and administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of India 1797–1805.
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

Examples from the Web for wellesley Contemporary Examples of wellesley

If Wellesley girls do one thing, it’s their homework, as the senators who were her colleagues know very well.

Michael Tomasky

January 24, 2013

She was the girl to impress at Wellesley—and we were all in awe of her.

Lynn Sherr

June 29, 2012

I first met Nora when we were both students at Wellesley College, where she memorably gave the commencement address in 1996.

Lynn Sherr

June 29, 2012

She attended Wellesley College, and became a summer intern in the Kennedy White House.

Nancy Hass

June 27, 2012

Secretary Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Wellesley College and Yale Law School.

March 6, 2012

Historical Examples of wellesley

He wondered how she might look after three years at Wellesley.

Mathew Joseph Holt

What a contrast to this did the bust of the Marquis of Wellesley, by Nollekens, present.

Various

I return you Wellesley’s letter, with which I am much pleased.

Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

We have begun on Wellesley’s plan, but as yet made no progress.

Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

When asked why I would not go to Wellesley, I replied that there were only girls there.

Helen Keller

British Dictionary definitions for wellesley Wellesley noun

Arthur. See (1st Duke of) Wellington 2
his brother, Richard Colley, Marquis Wellesley. 1760–1842, British administrator. As governor general of Bengal (1797–1805) he consolidated British power in India