Catesby

[ keyts-bee ]

noun

1. Robert, 1573–1605, English Catholic conspirator, leader in Gunpowder Plot.

Catesby

/ ˈkeɪtzbɪ /

noun

1. CatesbyRobert15731605MEnglishPOLITICS: conspirator Robert. 1573–1605, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (1605): killed while resisting arrest

Example Sentences

As Catesby remarks in Shakespeare's "Richard III": "'tis a vile thing to die... When men are unprepared and look not for it."

From Salon

Matthew Duckett, who plays Catesby, one of Richard's acolytes, is also disabled.

From BBC

The process is somewhat “imperfect,” as a person could find a blank CDC card and claim it, said Catesby Perrin, Clear’s executive vice president of growth.

From Washington Post

"Those experiences where you have to prove something about you – if we can help empower the consumer to get through that more quickly - that is our core business," said Catesby Perrin, Clear's executive vice president of growth.

From Reuters

In the years that followed, inspired by her work, other European artist-naturalists such as Mark Catesby and, later, John James Audubon journeyed to the Americas and published their findings, modeling their illustrations on her unique style of placing organisms within their ecological environment.

From Literature