prince's lengths

prince's lengths
noun plural
Usage: often capitalized P
Etymology: after Prince George Augustus Frederick (later George IV king of England) died 1830 who prescribed them
: the three distances of 100, 80, and 60 yards in the York round at archery

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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