Gri|sel|da

Gri|sel|da
Gri|sel|da «gruh ZEHL duh», noun.
1. the heroine of Chaucer's “Clerk's Tale” and of several medieval romances, famed for her meekness and patience when cruelly ill-treated by her husband.
2. a very meek, patient woman.

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