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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Family of English colonists in America, including George (1580?–1632), First Baron Baltimore; his son Cecilius (1605–1675), Second Baron and recipient of the Maryland charter; another son, Leonard (1606–1647), first governor of Maryland (1634–1647); and Cecilius's son Charles (1637–1715), Third Baron and governor (1661–1675) and proprietor (1675–1689) of Maryland.

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