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WAITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
Synonyms:
Morrison R. Waite; Morrison Remick Waite; Morrison Waite; Waite
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Instance hypernyms:
chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)