Cardinal Wolsey
/ˌkɑːdɪnl ˈwʊlzi/
/ˌkɑːrdɪnl ˈwʊlzi/
- Thomas Wolsey (c. 1474-1530) an English cardinal (= a senior Roman Catholic priest), who was Henry VIII's most important political adviser in the first half of his reign (= period as king). Wolsey became very powerful, but was dismissed by Henry when he failed to get the Pope's permission for the king to divorce Catherine of Aragon.