pen|drag|on

pen|drag|on
pen|drag|on or Pen|drag|on «pehn DRAG uhn», noun.
chief leader, ruler, or king, a title of ancient British chiefs: »

the dread Pendragon, Britain's King of kings (Tennyson).

[< Welsh pendragon < pen chief + dragon war leader; dragon standard < Latin dracō, -ōnis the dragon emblem of a cohort]

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  • Pen|drag|on — or Pen|drag|on «pehn DRAG uhn», noun. chief leader, ruler, or king, a title of ancient British chiefs: »the dread Pendragon, Britain s King of kings (Tennyson). ╂[< Welsh pendragon < pen chief + dragon war leader; dragon standard < Latin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pen|drag|on|ship — or Pen|drag|on|ship «PEHN|DRAG uhn shihp», noun. the state, condition, or power of a pendragon …   Useful english dictionary

  • pen|drag|on|ship — or Pen|drag|on|ship «PEHN|DRAG uhn shihp», noun. the state, condition, or power of a pendragon …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pendragon — pen·drag·on …   English syllables

  • Pendragon — /pen drag euhn/, n. either of two kings of ancient Britain. Cf. Arthur (def. 2), Uther. * * * …   Universalium

  • Pendragon — Pen•drag•on [[t]pɛnˈdræg ən[/t]] n. myt either of two legendary kings of ancient Britain Compare Arthur 2) Uther …   From formal English to slang

  • UtherPendragon — U·ther Pen·dra·gon (yo͞oʹthər pĕn drăgʹən, o͞oʹ ) n. In Arthurian legend, a king of Britain and the father of Arthur. * * * …   Universalium

  • pendragon — pendragonish, adj. pendragonship, n. /pen drag euhn/, n. the supreme leader: the title of certain ancient British chiefs. [1470 80; < ML (Geoffrey of Monmouth) Uthyrpendragun Uther Pendragon, taken as Medieval Welsh pen(n) head + *dragun < LL… …   Universalium

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