Ascham

As·cham

 (ăs′kəm), Roger 1515-1568.
English scholar who as Latin secretary to Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I advocated the use of the vernacular in literature.
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Ascham

(ˈæskəm)
n
(Biography) Roger. ?1515–68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen Elizabeth I
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As•cham

(ˈæs kəm)

n.
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
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