Fotheringhay

[ foth-uh-ring-gey ]

/ ˈfɒð ə rɪŋˌgeɪ /

Save This Word!

noun

a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Fotheringhay

foster son, Foster's rule, Foster, Stephen, Fostoria, F.O.T., Fotheringhay, fou, Foucault, Foucault current, Foucault pendulum, Foucquet

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Fotheringhay in a sentence

From Fotheringhay we returned to the York road and followed it northward for about twenty miles.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
His followers abandoned Fotheringhay, but stood a siege at Bytham.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
The park overlooks long lines of flat, amid which rises Fotheringhay Church.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
We have driven to Fotheringhay, and seen again the mound and the one remaining stone of the castle.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

The earl was sent back to the Tower and thence to Fotheringhay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay

/ (ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ) /

noun

a village in E England, in NE Northamptonshire: ruined castle, scene of the imprisonment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012