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nounUnited States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
Definition that contains stowe
- monsignor (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
- bestowment a gift that is bestowed or conferred
- giovanni de'medici son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)
- tax advantage an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity
- conferee a person on whom something is bestowed
- great care more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
- uncle tom a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- leo x son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)
- bestowal a gift that is bestowed or conferred
- defender of the faith a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since