Cecil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛsəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ses′əl, sis′- or, for 5, sē′səl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cec•il  (ses′əl, sis′- or, for 5, sē′səl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical (Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood), 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel peace prize 1937.
  2. Biographical Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury and 1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne), 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).
  3. Biographical Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. See Salisbury (def. 1).
  4. Biographical William (1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh), 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.
  5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "blind.''

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cecil / ˈsɛsəl ˈsɪs-/
  1. Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer
  2. Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury2
  3. William. See (William Cecil) Burghley
'Cecil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Adler - Allen - Beaton - Burghley - Burleigh - Cecilia - Gascoyne-Cecil - Hatfield - Hunt - Matopo Hills - Parsons - Powell - Rhodes - Rhodes grass - Rhodes scholarship - Salisbury - Sharp - Taylor - Wyld - de Mille

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