Guinevere

[ gwin-uh-veer ]

/ ˈgwɪn əˌvɪər /

noun

Arthurian Romance. wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot.

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for guinevere

When Queen Guinevere had seen his wondrous feats, she held him in great favor, and smiled more on him than on any other knight.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table |Unknown
Mr. Opp rushed across the road, a letter in each hand, to share the news with Guinevere.

Mr. Opp |Alice Hegan Rice
Thus it was that Queen Guinevere went a-maying, and so have I told you all about it so that you might know how it was.

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions |Howard Pyle
But for that, a Guinevere and Vivien rolled into one, plus Messalina!

The Martian |George Du Maurier

In the idyl of Guinevere Tennyson's genius reached its high-water mark.

From Chaucer to Tennyson |Henry A. Beers

British Dictionary definitions for guinevere

Guinevere

Guenevere (ˈɡwɛnɪˌvɪə) or Guinever (ˈɡwɪnɪvə)

/ (ˈɡwɪnɪˌvɪə) /

noun

(in Arthurian legend) the wife of King Arthur and paramour of Lancelot

Cultural definitions for guinevere

Guinevere

[ (gwin-uh-veer) ]

The wife of King Arthur (see also King Arthur). In some versions of the legends of Arthur, she has a love affair with Sir Lancelot that leads to the end of the reign of Arthur and the fellowship of the Round Table.

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Guinevere

noun

Example sentences from the Web for guinevere

British Dictionary definitions for guinevere

Guenevere (ˈɡwɛnɪˌvɪə) or Guinever (ˈɡwɪnɪvə)

noun

Cultural definitions for guinevere