Definition of Wallace

Noun: Wallace  wó-lis

1. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
   - Sir William Wallace
    
2. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
   - Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
    
3. English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
   - Alfred Russel Wallace

See also:
wallaby
wallah

Anagrams containing the word Wallace

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