Boadicea

American  

[boh-ad-uh-see-uh] / boʊˌæd əˈsi ə /

noun

1. died a.d. 62, queen of the Iceni: leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Britain.

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Boadicea British  

/ ˌbəʊədɪˈsiːə /

noun

1. another name for Boudicca

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Example Sentences

David Crisp admitted to an undercover investigator that he had “ignored government edicts” on sanctions by selling £1,000-a-bottle “Boadicea the Victorious” perfume in Russia.

From BBC

Although today the mound is still sometimes referred to as Boadicea’s Grave, such usage is knowing and ironic, a nod to the fact that the site is just one more place in which the ancient queen is wrongly rumored to be buried.

From The New Yorker

Years after his speculative, fruitless dig of Boadicea’s Grave, Read defended his specialty’s contribution to the common good.

From The New Yorker

For now, though, the sheep can be seen atop Boadicea’s Grave, contentedly and impassively chewing the cud—ignorant, in the manner of all sheep, of where they are to be herded next.

From The New Yorker

If the exploration were to prove successful, there was even talk of installing on the site an enormous bronze statue, designed by the sculptor Thomas Thornycroft, showing Boudica—or Boadicea, as she was then known—with her spear aloft, driving a chariot pulled by two rearing horses, a determined expression on her face.

From The New Yorker