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curtana

/ kɜːˈtɑːnə /

noun

the unpointed sword carried before an English sovereign at a coronation as an emblem of mercy

C15: from Anglo-Latin, from Old French cortain, the name of Roland's sword, which was broken at the point, ultimately from Latin curtus short

It's over two thousand from Curtana to the nearest Old Federation planet.

The name of curtana for many ages continued to be given to the first royal sword in England.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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