- Philip
- PhilipPhilip1 [fil′ip]n.[L Philippus < Gr Philippos, lit., fond of horses < philos, loving + hippos, horse]1. a masculine name: dim. Phil; var. Phillip; equiv. L. Philippus, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, It. Filippo, Sp. Felipe; fem. Philippa2. one of the twelve Apostles: his day is May 1: also Saint PhilipPhilip2 [fil′ip]1. (Wampanoag Indian name Metacomet) died 1676; chief of the Wampanoag Indians (1662-76): led a war against New England colonists: son of Massasoit: called King Philip2. Prince 1921- ; Duke of Edinburgh, born in Greece: husband of Elizabeth II of England3. Saint (1st cent. A.D. ); a deacon of the early Christian church: his day is June 64. Philip II 382-336 B.C.; king of Macedonia (359-336): father of Alexander the Great5. Philip II 1165-1223; king of France (1180-1223): also called Philip Augustus6. Philip II 1527-98; king of Spain (1556-98) & (as Philip I) of Portugal (1580-98): sent Armada against England (1588)7. Philip IV 1268-1314; king of France (1285-1314): moved the papacy to Avignon (1309): called the Fair8. Philip V 1683-1746; 1st Bourbon king of Spain (1700-46)
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.