Oldcastle

American  

[ohld-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl] / ˈoʊldˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl /

noun

1. Sir John (Lord Cobham), 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.

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Oldcastle British  

/ ˈəʊldˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. Sir John, Baron Cobham. ?1378–1417, Lollard leader. In 1411 he led an English army in France but in 1413 he was condemned as a heretic and later hanged and burnt. He is thought to have been a model for Shakespeare's character Falstaff in Henry IV

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Example Sentences

The Bennington Banner reports the vandalism at the Oldcastle Theatre Company building in Bennington was discovered Saturday morning.

From Washington Times

Oldcastle producing artistic director Eric Peterson issued an apology to the artists and says the community deserves better than being “embarrassed and sullied by this hateful conduct.”

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Oldcastle producing artistic director Eric Peterson says the purchase is on track for a spring closing.

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Oldcastle has leased its current building since 2011.

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The Bennington Banner reports the Oldcastle Theatre Company has negotiated a purchase-sale agreement for the building with the Bennington Redevelopment Group, which is spearheading the Putnam Block redevelopment project.

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