Brassey — (spr. brässi), Sir Thomas, volkswirtschaftlicher Schriftsteller und Politiker, geb. 11. Febr. 1836 in Stafford, Sohn des Eisenbahnunternehmers Thomas B. (1805–70; vgl. seine Biographie von Helps, 1872), wurde 1864 Rechtsanwalt in London und 1865… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Brassey — (spr. brässĭ), Thomas, Lord, engl. Volkswirt und Politiker, geb. 11. Febr. 1836 in Stafford, 1866 86 Mitglied des Unterhauses, 1880 Admiralitätslord, 1886 Admiralitätssekretär und Peer, 1895 1900 Gouverneur von Victoria; gibt »The naval annual«… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
brassey — Brassy Brass y, n. [Written also {brassie} and {brassey}.] (Golf) A wooden club soled with brass. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brassey — noun see brassie * * * brassey, brassie see brassy n.2 … Useful english dictionary
Brassey's Naval Annual — The Naval Annual was a book that sought to bring together a large amount of information on naval subjects, which had hitherto been obtainable only by consulting numerous publications and chiefly from foreign sources. [Preface to the first edition … Wikipedia
Brassey, Thomas — ▪ British railroad builder born Nov. 7, 1805, Buerton, near Chester, Cheshire, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1870, Hastings, Sussex early British railway contractor who built railway lines all over the world. Brassey began his career as a surveyor,… … Universalium
Brassey Green — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 53.13 longitude= 02.71 official name =Brassey Green population = shire district= shire county= Cheshire region= North West England constituency westminster= post town=… … Wikipedia
brassey — /bras ee, brah see/, n., pl. brasseys. Golf. brassie. * * * … Universalium
brassey — noun Same as brassie … Wiktionary
brassey — brass·ey … English syllables