HyperDic: vesey

English > 1 sense of the word Vesey:
NOUNperson Vesey, Denmark VeseyUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
Vesey > pronunciation
Soundsveh'siy
Rhymesabsorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...
English > Vesey: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822).
SynonymDenmark Vesey
Instance ofinsurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelA person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
slaveA person who is owned by someone

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