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Godiva

Godiva

1 9.9
A legendary English noblewoman who rode through Coventry naked to persuade her husband to lower taxes for the town
  • proper noun
  • /ɡəˈdaɪvə/
  • NSFW
: Godiva
  • When Lady Godiva re-entered from behind the scarlet curtain, he approached her straightaway.
  • Lady Godiva
  • Godiva chocolates

Examples

  • You could be a mermaid... or Lady Godiva.

    High Spirits (1988)

  • I'm Lady Godiva.

    Hack-O-Lantern (1988)

  • You know, like a Lady Godiva or something.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • -You know you my Lady Godiva.

    They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

  • Or should I say Lady Godiva.

    Scum of the Earth! (1963)

  • Why not like Lady Godiva?

    Freaks (1932)

  • Diana sat holding the small box of Godiva chocolates she had brought.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • As though the animal had spied on Lady Godiva through the wire mesh of its hutch.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I adore Godiva.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In the story, Lady Godiva rode through the streets of Coventry to advocate for her husband's reduction of taxes on the townspeople.

Synonyms

Lady Godiva
vsGodiva
  • NSFW
2 9.3

A woman in a famous story who rode naked through Coventry to protest heavy taxes

seeks to persuade her husband to lower taxes rather than protest

Surface Forms

Godiva main

Etymology

Godiva comes from an Old English name Godgifu, which means 'gift of God'. The name is best known from a legend of a noblewoman who rode naked through Coventry to ask her husband to lower taxes, so Godiva now brings to mind that brave, famous ride.