- causeys
- n. causeway, road across a low or wet marshy place (Archaic); paved raised sidewalk; ancient Roman highway (Archaic)
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causey — noun (plural causeys) Etymology: Middle English cauci, from Anglo French causee, chaucee, from Medieval Latin calciata paved highway, probably from Latin calc , calx limestone more at chalk Date: 14th century 1. causeway 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
causey — /kaw zee/, n., pl. causeys. 1. Brit. Dial. a causeway. 2. Archaic. an ancient Roman highway. [1125 75; ME cauce < AF < ONF caucie, var. of cauciee < LL (via) calciata (road) paved with limestone, equiv. to L calci (s. of calx) limestone + ata,… … Universalium
Causey — This is a true Anglo French medieval surname of location and description. Like the similar names such as Townsend or Bitheway, it literally describes either somebody who lived by the causeway , or who came from the village called Pays de Caux in… … Surnames reference
Cawsey — This is a true Anglo French medieval surname of location and description. Like the similar names such as Townsend or Bitheway, it literally describes either somebody who lived by the causeway , or who came from the village called Pays de Caux in… … Surnames reference
Cawsy — This is a true Anglo French medieval surname of location and description. Like the similar names such as Townsend or Bitheway, it literally describes either somebody who lived by the causeway , or who came from the village called Pays de Caux in… … Surnames reference
causey — [ kɔ:zi, si] noun (plural causeys) archaic or dialect term for causeway. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. causee, based on L. calx lime, limestone (used for paving roads) … English new terms dictionary
causey — /ˈkɔzi/ (say kawzee) noun (plural causeys) → causeway. {Middle English cauce, from Old North French caucie, earlier cauciee (compare French chaussée), from Late Latin calciāta paved road} …
causey — [kô′zē] n. pl. causeys [ME cauce < Anglo Fr caucie < VL * calciata < calciare, to make a road < L calx: see CALCIUM] [Now Brit. Dial.] a causeway … English World dictionary
