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English noun: Taney

1. Taney (person) United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)


SynonymsRoger Brooke Taney, Roger Taney


Instance hypernymchief justice









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