Becket

Words with a similar base: Becket, Saint_Thomas_a_Becket, St._Thomas_a_Becket, Thomas_a_Becket

'Becket'

[becket.n.01] as in: (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)

'Becket'

[becket.n.02] as in: (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship