Arthur
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- proper noun
- Literature
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- But if you do not, then Arthur will surely perish.
It's got a little King Arthur Camelot type stuff going on.
- It's got a little King Arthur Camelot type stuff going on.
- And unlike the Brits, we are not, in fact, all descendants of King Arthur.
Examples
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Have you ever heard the story of King Arthur?
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Trace the legend of King Arthur with this video.
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I thought King Arthur was your favorite.
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Here lies Arthur, King who was and King who will be.
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It's got a little King Arthur Camelot type stuff going on.
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Percival is the same knight in King Arthur's Round Table.
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Ricky, this car is like your Excalibur, the mighty sword King Arthur used... ...to bring together the Knights of the Round Table... ...until Lancelot betrayed him by laying with his queen, in the biblical sense.
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Have you ever heard the story of Arthur, the legendary king of Britons?
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I thought Arthur was your favorite legendary king from the tales of Camelot.
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Trace the legend of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Synonyms
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A legendary British king who led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
Compounds
A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arthur may come from an old Celtic word arth meaning 'bear', or from a Roman name Artorius. A helpful way to remember the famous king Arthur is to think of him as 'strong like a bear', which links the name to his image as a powerful leader.