noun
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
• Syn: ↑James Ussher, ↑Usher, ↑James Usher
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑archpriest, ↑hierarch, ↑high priest, ↑prelate, ↑primate
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/ush"euhr/, n.
James, 1581-1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
Also, Usher.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.