Noun has 2 senses

• becket(n = noun.person) saint thomas a becket, st. thomas a becket, thomas a becket - (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(n = noun.artifact) - (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship;