HyperDic: tarquin

English > 1 sense of the word Tarquin:
NOUNperson Tarquin, Tarquin the Proud, Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Tarquinius Superbusaccording to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
English > Tarquin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAccording to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC).
SynonymsTarquin the Proud, Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Instance ofking, male monarch, RexA male sovereign
SpanishLucio Tarquinio el Soberbio
CatalanTarquini el Superb, Tarquini

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