Guinevere
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- proper noun
- /ˈɡwɪnɪvɪr/
- Literature
- The Knights of Camelot background is to celebrate the romance and wedding between dashing King Arthur and the beautiful Lady Guinevere, one of the greatest love stories of all time.
- Queen Guinevere
- Lady Guinevere
- Guinevere and Lancelot
Examples
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Kay (pointing): That is King Arthur and his wife, Queen Guinevere.
Academic text (2010) -
King Arthur and Queen Guinevere are seated at a long table surrounded by knights.
Fiction book (1998) -
I need to know that Lady Guinevere is unharmed first.
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Lancelot was found in bed with Guinevere.
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Lancelot and Guinevere.
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Sir Sag: My gracious Queen Guinevere, may I offer you this ogre to provide some entertainment in your honor tomorrow?
Fiction book (1998) -
Guinevere and Lancelot.
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Guinevere comes to Lancelot.
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In all the guises of love: Antony and Cleopatra, Helen and Paris, Eloise and Abelard, Lancelot and Guinevere, the King and Queen of Hearts.
Fiction book (1999) -
In Arthurian legend, King Arthur's wife, Guinevere, has a tragic story involving love and betrayal.
Synonyms
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The wife of King Arthur whose love for Sir Lancelot leads to the fall of the Knights
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guinevere comes from an old Welsh name Gwenhwyfar; gwen (as in the name Gwen) means 'white' or 'fair' and hwyfar probably means 'smooth' or 'spirit'. So, think of Guinevere as a 'fair' or slightly mysterious queen, which fits Arthur's beautiful and often troubled wife.