Shaftesbury

[shafts-buh-ree, shahfts-]

noun

1. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.

2. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of, 1671–1713, English moral philosopher (grandson of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury).

3. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of, 1801–85, English philanthropist.

Shaftesbury

/ ˈʃɑːftsbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 1st Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621–83, English statesman, a major figure in the Whig opposition to Charles II

2. 7th Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1801–85, English evangelical churchman and social reformer. He promoted measures to improve conditions in mines (1842), factories (1833; 1847; 1850), and schools

Example Sentences

Karl Stewart, head teacher at Shaftesbury Junior School in Leicester, said his school's attendance rates were higher than average and but there was a "definite dip" in the two years after Covid.

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Pictures show a heavily damaged vehicle lying on its roof near the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, popularly known as Eros.

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News of the 28-year-old's signing for the West country club in December created such a buzz that the Bears moved this fixture from their usual ground of Shaftesbury Park to Ashton Gate.

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The clash with the reigning PWR champions has been moved to Ashton Gate, from Bristol Bears women's usual ground, Shaftesbury Park, because of the demand for tickets, with almost 8,000 sold as of Friday morning.

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He was one of four pedestrians hit by a car which was travelling on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho - in the capital's theatre district - at 00:45 GMT.

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