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incertitude (iou) and Clark, William (sh)


incertitude (iou)



incertitude noun. LME.
[(Old & mod. French from) late Latin incertitudo, formed as IN-3, CERTITUDE.]
Subjective uncertainty; doubt, hesitation. LME.
A. Alison The King was distracted by the most cruel incertitude.
(An) objective uncertainty; unpredictability. E17.
A. G. Gardiner He knows nothing..of the incertitudes of life.

Clark, William (sh)




born Aug. 1, 1770, Caroline county, Va.
died Sept. 1, 1838, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.

U.S. explorer and soldier.

The brother of George Rogers Clark, he joined the army and participated in Indian campaigns under Anthony Wayne. After resigning his commission, he was recruited by his former army friend Meriwether Lewis to help lead the first overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. Proving a daring and resourceful leader, he is credited with rescuing the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-06) from disaster on more than one occasion. He also served as mapmaker and artist, portraying with meticulous detail animal life observed en route. Later, as governor of the Missouri Territory (1813-21), he became known for his effective diplomacy with the Indians.