Arthurian

American  

[ahr-thoor-ee-uhn] / ɑrˈθʊər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to King Arthur, who, with his knights, formed the subject of a large part of medieval romance.

   Arthurian legends.

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Arthurian British  

/ ɑːˈθjʊərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table

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Other Word Forms

• pre-Arthurian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Arthurian

First recorded in 1850–55; Arthur + -ian

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Example Sentences

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Arthurian

If his first name inevitably evokes Arthurian legend, Fery’s march through the draw gave Britain reason to believe again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The species name combines a nod to Arthurian legend with a personal tribute.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026

If you’ve seen “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the 1975 movie spoof of all things Arthurian and many things not, you know the coconuts I mean.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

A bookseller named Chester recalls getting an early galley of Nicola Griffith’s feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend “Spear,” “and having to wait a year to start recommending it was agony.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

On the day the Hunt began, the day I’d decided to become a gunter, I’d renamed my avatar Parzival, after the knight of Arthurian legend who had found the Holy Grail.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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