/ˈluːɪs/
OriginFrom Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
- countable, uncountableA male given name from Frankish.
“And tell false Edward, thy supposed king,
That Lewis of France is sending over masquers,
To revel it with him and his new bride.”
“They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.”
- countable, uncountableAn English surname originating as a patronymic.
“The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.”
- countable, uncountableThe title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.
- countable, uncountableA census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana.
- countable, uncountableA minor city in Cass County, Iowa.
- countable, uncountableA minor city in Edwards County, Kansas; named for journalist M. M. Lewis.
“It’s a bit of a surprise to be driving through farmlands near Lewis, Kansas, and suddenly spot a series of tall chalk towers on the horizon.”
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri; named for landowner Howell Lewis.
- countable, uncountableA town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.
- countable, uncountableA town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
- countable, uncountableA town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.
- countable, uncountableA census-designated place in Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; named for founder Charles E. Lewis.
- countable, uncountableA ghost town in California.
- countable, uncountableA number of townships, listed under Lewis Township.
- A surname from Irish in turn originating as a patronymic.
- A surname from Welsh in turn originating as a patronymic.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis of the Isle of Lewis: an island of Scotland, United Kingdom.
- A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- broadly, figurativelyThe son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
- A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
“After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.”
FormsLewises(plural) · lewises(plural)
Source: Wiktionary