(jôrj)
A masculine personal name. Also Dan., Ger., Sw. Ge·org (gā′ôrg), Fr. Georges (zhôrzh) or Geor·get (zhôr·zhe′), Latin Geor·gi·us (jôr′jē·əs). [<Gk., husbandman]
—George I,
1660–1727, elector of Hanover; king of England 1714–27.
—George I,
1845–1913, king of Greece 1863–1913.
—George II,
1683–1760, king of England 1727–60.
—George II,
1890–1947, king of Greece 1922–23, 1935–47.
—George III,
1738–1820, king of England 1760–1820.
—George IV,
1762–1830, king of England 1820–30.
—George V,
1865–1936, king of England 1910–36.
—George VI,
1895–1952, king of England 1936–52.
—George, Saint,
martyred 303?, patron saint of England.

(jôrj) noun
1. A jewel carved with the figure of St. George slaying the dragon: one of the insignia of the Knights of the Garter.
2. An old coin minted in England during the reign of Henry VIII, and bearing the figure of St. George.

(jôrj), David Lloyd
See LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID.
—Henry,
1839–97, U.S. economist.

(gā·ôr′gā), Stefan,
1868–1933, German lyric poet.

(jôrj), Lake
A lake in eastern New York, 33 miles long: called Lake Horicon in the novels of J. F. Cooper.