noun
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
• Syn: ↑Williams
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑clergyman, ↑reverend, ↑man of the cloth, ↑settler, ↑colonist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.