Oldcastle

[ ohld-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l ]

/ ˈoʊldˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl /

noun

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

Example sentences from the Web for oldcastle

Indeed, it was Mrs. Oldcastle herself who drew my attention to this, with a little moue of contempt and disgust.

The Record of Nicholas Freydon |A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
In Oldcastle an organist is an organist, recognized as such in the streets.

The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories |Arnold Bennett
Oldcastle with modest firmness maintained the falsity of many of its doctrines.

A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) |Samuel R. Gardiner.
Oldcastle escaped, and for four years longer strove to rouse revolt after revolt.

History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) |John Richard Green

And Miss Oldcastle thought she was out of her mind, and spoke of an asylum.

Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood |George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for oldcastle

Oldcastle

/ (ˈəʊldˌkɑːsəl) /

noun

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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