| NOUN | person | Lady Godiva, Godiva | according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily |
|---|
| Meaning | According to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Godiva | |
| Instance of | Lady, noblewoman, peeress | A woman of the peerage in Britain |
| Spanish | Lady Godiva | |
| Catalan | Lady Godiva | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots