Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun william_of_wykeham

1 sense of william of wykeham

Sense 1
Wykeham, William of Wykeham -- (English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404))
       INSTANCE OF=> archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate -- (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)