NOMBRE | person | Lady Godiva | according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily |
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Sentido | 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). | |
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Caso de | aristócrata, dama, noble | A woman of the peerage in Britain |
Inglés | Godiva, Lady Godiva | |
Catalán | Lady Godiva |
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