wallace Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
   Sir William Wallace.
   
2. noun English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
   Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace; Edgar Wallace.
   
3. noun English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
   Alfred Russel Wallace.
   

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