Bancroft: Meaning and Definition of

Ban•croft

Pronunciation: (ban'krôft, -kroft, bang'-), [key]
— n.
  1. 1800–91, U.S. historian and statesman.
  2. 1832–1918, U.S. publisher and historian.
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