Pomfret

See also: pomfret

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌmfɹɪt/

Proper noun

Pomfret (countable and uncountable, plural Pomfrets)

1. A surname.
   • 1788 July 10, “Friday’s Post”, in The Ipswich Journal, number 3026, Ipswich, Suffolk, published 1788 July 12, page [2], column 1:

     The young lady, who made her firſt appearance in Lady Bab Lardoon, at the Haymarket on Monday night laſt, is a Miſs Prideaux, and lineally deſcended from one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of the Right Hon. John Wilmot, the witty Earl of Rocheſter, and conſequently related to the Sandwiches, Pomfrets, Coopers, and many other noble families.

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
   2. A census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland.
   3. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
   4. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
3. A town in North West province, South Africa.