Runciman
Proper noun
Meaning
Runciman (plural Runcimans)
A surname.
Examples
"Bulgaria," in Joseph Held, ed. The Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the 20th Century (Columbia University Press, 1992) pp 65–118 *Runciman; Steven.
If war seemed inevitable, Chamberlain would fly to Germany to negotiate directly with Hitler.sfn September 1938: Munich Preliminary meetings Lord Runciman continued his work, attempting to pressure the Czechoslovak government into concessions.
Mark Runciman took over the RBG after years of financial instability.
It may be though that he travelled overland to the Mediterranean and joined the fleet en route; this is the view taken by Runciman.
Runciman, a member of the Liberal National Party, was thought by Chamberlain to be lazy.sfn Soon after taking office, Chamberlain instructed his ministers to prepare two-year policy programmes.
These were by the Scottish painter Alexander Runciman and lost when the house burnt down in 1899, though drawings and etchings survive, and two pamphlets describing them were published in the 18th century.