'Canterbury' definitions:
Definition of 'Canterbury'
From: WordNet
noun
A town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
Definition of 'Canterbury'
From: GCIDE
- Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n.
- 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [`a] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Canterbury ball (Bot.), a species of Campanula of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers.
- Canterbury gallop, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.
- Canterbury tale, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time. [1913 Webster]