Lucan

[ loo-kuh n ]

/ ˈlu kən /

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus,a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.

Example sentences from the Web for lucan

“I regard not finding Lord Lucan as my most spectacular success in journalism,” said Gibbs.

Sunday Sun’s Lord Lucan Exclusive Is a Letdown |William Coles |February 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Aspinall and Goldsmith definitely had the means and the motive to help Lucan flee.

Lord Lucan’s Whereabouts: The Tabloid Rebirth of a Decades-Old Crime |William Coles |February 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
All these circumstances seem to have driven Lucan over the edge.

Lord Lucan’s Whereabouts: The Tabloid Rebirth of a Decades-Old Crime |William Coles |February 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Aside from losing his vast fortune to Aspinall, Lucan was also estranged from his wife, Veronica.

Lord Lucan’s Whereabouts: The Tabloid Rebirth of a Decades-Old Crime |William Coles |February 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Lucan drove 42 miles to the house of Ian and Susan Maxwell-Scott, and used their phone to call his mother.

Lord Lucan May Be Alive and in Africa, Says Brother |Tom Sykes |February 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"That is no reason for bestowing upon society one scoundrel the more," said Lucan.

Led Astray and The Sphinx |Octave Feuillet
Lucan takes notice of the same circumstance, and the coast Palstina.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) |Jacob Bryant
Some reflections on this event may be introduced, in imitation of Lucan.

Gustavus Vasa |W. S. Walker
Lucan, on the other hand, is perpetually introducing reflections arising from the internal character of his own mind.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852 |Various
Lucan's determined stoicism may, philosophically, be more consistent than the dubious stoicism of Virgil.

The Epic |Lascelles Abercrombie

Lucan ¹

/ (ˈluːkən) /

Latin name Marcus Annaeus Lucanus. 39–65 ad, Roman poet. His epic poem Pharsalia describes the civil war between Caesar and Pompey

Lucan ²

/ (ˈluːkən) /

of or relating to St Luke or St Luke's gospel