pen name of the anonymous author of a series of letters (1769–72) attacking the ministries of George III of Great Britain and Ireland now generally believed to have been written by Sir Philip Francis
Junius in American English
(ˈdʒuːnjəs)
noun
1.
the pen name of the unknown author of a series of letters published in a London newspaper (1769–72), attacking the British king and his ministers' abuse of royal prerogative in denying John Wilkes his seat in Parliament
2.
Franciscus 1589–1677, English philologist, born in Germany