causey

[ kaw-zee ]

noun

, plural cau·seys.

1. British Dialect. a causeway.
2. Archaic. an ancient Roman highway.

causey

/ ˈkɔːzɪ /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for causeway
2. a cobbled street
3. a cobblestone

Word History and Origins

Origin of causey¹

1125–75; Middle English cauce < Anglo-French < Old North French caucie, variant of cauciee < Late Latin ( via ) calciāta (road) paved with limestone, equivalent to Latin calci- (stem of calx ) limestone + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Lindberg and Gray were among four people indicted in 2019, accused of trying to give $1.5 million to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey’s election campaign in exchange for the removal of an insurance official who would be in charge of regulating Lindberg’s company.

From Seattle Times

The federal government said Hayes had agreed to help funnel money going to the state GOP to Causey’s 2020 reelection campaign.

From Seattle Times

At the 2020 trial, Lindberg’s lawyers argued in part that he didn’t commit a crime and that he was entrapped by Causey’s participation with authorities.

From Seattle Times

Causey wasn’t accused of wrongdoing.

From Seattle Times

Causey earned a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1940, and was "the predominant myriapodologist of her time," said Means.

From Salon