Vesey

American  

[vee-zee] / ˈvi zi /

noun

1. Denmark, 1767–1822, Black freedman, born probably on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies: hanged as alleged leader of a planned uprising among enslaved Black people in Charleston, S.C.

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Example Sentences

Vesey typically makes $1,300 weekly during the holidays, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Vesey, for instance, was born into slavery, but literally won the lottery in 1799 and used the proceeds to purchase his freedom.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Vesey made it 2-0 at 17:27 of the second, sliding a backhand through Copley’s pads.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2023

But after Shesterkin knocked away several attempts to tie the score, Washington pulled Kuemper before Jimmy Vesey came away with the puck and backhanded it from the Rangers’ zone into the open net at 17:49.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

But every night, before these whispered conversations came to an end, one of the bolder slaves spoke of Denmark Vesey, voice pitched low, not much more than a murmuring in the firelit cabin.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry