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Definition of Cabot
1. Noun. Son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557).
2. Noun. Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabot
Literary usage of Cabot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"1551, with Cabot as governor for life. In May 1553 a fleet of three vessels was
prepared, and set forth under the supervision of Cabot, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"When the success of Christopher Columbus became known, Cabot acquainted himself
... By letters patent of 5 March, 1496, King Henry VII granted Cabot and his ..."
3. The American Historical Review by American historical association (1898)
"It is well known that John Cabot, by virtue of letters patent granted to him ...
As John Cabot was believed to have discovered Cipango and the Kingdom of ..."
4. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1854)
"Cabot sails to the Canaries, and thence to the Cape de Verds. ... The Party
harassed by Diego Garcia, who overtakes Cabot at Santa Ana, and claims the Right ..."
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