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oldcastle

Old·cas·tle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l]
    • /ˈoʊldˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld-kas-uh l, -kah-suh l]
    • /ˈoʊldˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl/

Definitions of oldcastle word

  • noun oldcastle Sir John (Lord Cobham) 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff. 1
  • noun oldcastle 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 0
  • noun oldcastle Sir JohnLord Cobham 1378?-1417; Eng. Lollard leader: executed as a heretic 0

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oldcastle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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