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Proper noun:

  • male|from=Germanic; rather rare in English.
  • patronymic|from=given names
  • King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 due to complications with the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
  • Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.

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