(1649–1721), English colonial administrator. He was a large benefactor of the Collegiate School in Saybrook, Connecticut, which was named Yale College in his honor in 1718, after its move to New Haven.
Definition of Yale, Elihu in US English:
Yale, Elihu
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(1649–1721), English colonial administrator. He was a large benefactor of the Collegiate School in Saybrook, Connecticut, which was named Yale College in his honor in 1718, after its move to New Haven.