Lecky

American  

[lek-ee] / ˈlɛk i /

noun

1. William Edward Hartpole 1838–1903, Irish essayist and historian.

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Lecky British  

/ ˈlɛkɪ /

noun

1. William Edward Hartpole (ˈhɑːtˌpəʊl). 1838–1903, Irish historian; author of The History of England in the 18th Century (1878–90)

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Example Sentences

Lecky Watson was guided by Sean O'Keeffe to a surprise 20-1 triumph in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase for Willie Mullins.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn, one of the judges and a meteorologist, said the winning image was an "impressive dissection of the fleeting few seconds" when Baily's beads can be seen.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

But Lecky knew a key question would be provenance, an auction-world term for an item’s bona fides and source.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Lecky testified for prosecutors at the trial of Craig Inciardi, Glenn Horowitz and Edward Kosinski, three collectibles professionals who at various points had pages from “Hotel California” and other songs from its eponymous album.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

She was aided by Carlyle, Browning, Ruskin, Lecky, Mar-tineau, and other Transcendentalists, one of whom, Rev. W. H. Channing, had been prominent in America about 1850.

From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Holland, Frederic May