Lucretia

[ loo-kree-shuh, -shee-uh ]

/ lʊˈkri ʃə, -ʃi ə /

Also Lu·crece

[loo-krees] /luˈkris/. Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for lucretia

Miss Lucretia was always delighted to see her sister, and made the most of her rather infrequent visits.

The Quiver 3/1900 |Anonymous
Lucretia says he returned within a quarter of an hour and tried my door.

Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess |Henry W. Fischer
Lucretia remained for some time in meditation; then she wrote a few lines, which she despatched at once to Mr. Rigby.

Coningsby |Benjamin Disraeli
Could Lucretia ever forgive the injury, and could she fail to detect the hand that inflicted it?

Lucretia, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Grasping the arms of her chair with both hands, her eyes fixed eagerly on his face, Lucretia Dalibard awaited the welcome visitor.

Lucretia, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Lucretia

/ (luːˈkriːʃɪə) /

(in Roman legend) a Roman woman who killed herself after being raped by a son of Tarquin the Proud