Name of eight English kings (5)
I believe the answer is:
henry
'name of eight english kings' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for henry that I've seen before include "Name of eight English kings" , "- the Navigator, Portuguese prince" , "Author of The Turn of the Screw" , "Tudor king" , "Unit of inductance; man's name" .)