Meaning & use
Rutledge
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Meanings
proper nounproper
An English and Scottish family name, borne by John Rutledge, a signer of the US Constitution and early Supreme Court chief justice.
Grammar: Always capitalised and used for people or places: Rutledge was the first governor of South Carolina.
Patterns
- Mr Rutledge
- the Rutledge family
John Rutledge represented South Carolina at the Constitutional Convention.
Our neighbour, Mrs. Rutledge, grows prize roses.
The Rutledge family has lived in the valley for generations.
proper nounproperAmerican
The name of several small towns and places, mostly in the United States.
Grammar: Place names are capitalised and usually take no article.
Patterns
- in Rutledge
We drove through Rutledge on the way to the lake.
The school in Rutledge has about two hundred pupils.
Common combinations
- John Rutledge
- John Rutledge was a delegate from South Carolina.
- the Rutledge family
- The Rutledge family owned the farm.
- Rutledge Street
- The bakery is on Rutledge Street.
- Mr Rutledge
- Mr Rutledge teaches history.
Word family
- Rutledge proper noun
- a surname, and a place name
Practice
John Rutledge is best known as a Founding Father who also served as what?
Choose one answer.
Rutledge represented South Carolina, signed the Constitution and served on the Supreme Court. Washington, not Rutledge, was the first president.
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