becket
Nouns
- (n) (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket, Thomas a Becket,
- (n) (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship