Catesby

[ keyts-bee ]

/ ˈkeɪts bi /

noun

Robert,1573–1605, English Catholic conspirator, leader in Gunpowder Plot.

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Examples from the Web for catesby

We excused ourselves to Catesby and Rogers, then fought our way through the wall of VIPs.
Life Imitates Patriots: Inaugural Version|David Frum|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Catesby pointed at one, and ripped it roughly in half as soon as it touched his plate.
Life Imitates "Patriots"|David Frum|May 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Better live to see the regeneration of our faith, and our restoration to our rights,” rejoined Catesby.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth
Winter hastened away to Catesby, to whom he communicated the news.
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt

Catesby, however, never ceased to regret the admission of Tresham.
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt
The tragedian agreed to give the instruction, and cast him for the post of Catesby, Cooke of course playing Richard.
Curiosities of Impecuniosity|H. G. Somerville
Catesby, from whatever motive, has abandoned the conspiracy.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth

British Dictionary definitions for catesby

Catesby

/ (ˈkeɪtzbɪ) /

noun

Robert. 1573–1605, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (1605): killed while resisting arrest

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