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Definition of Laud, William in English: Laud, Williamproper nounlɔːdlôd (1573–1645), English prelate, Archbishop of Canterbury 1633–45. His attempts to restore some pre-Reformation practices in England and Scotland aroused great hostility and were a contributory cause of the English Civil War. He was executed for treason.
Definition of Laud, William in US English: Laud, Williamproper nounlôd (1573–1645), English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1633–45. His attempts to restore pre-Reformation practices in England and Scotland contributed to the causes of the English Civil War. He was executed for treason.
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