Nuffield, 1st Viscount Syllabification: (Nuf·field, William Richard Morris)Pronunciation: /ˈnəfˌēld/Definition of Nuffield, 1st Viscount (1877–1963), British automobile manufacturer and philanthropist; born William Richard Morris. He opened the first Morris automobile factory in Oxford in 1912. Nuffield, 1st Viscount in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Nuffield, 1st Viscount in the British & World English dictionary