Griselda

[ gri-zel-duh ]

noun
  1. a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.

  2. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “gray battle.”

Origin of Griselda

1
(def. 1) after a character in a tale of the same name in Boccaccio's Decameron

Words Nearby Griselda

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How to use Griselda in a sentence

  • Short and plump, with a dimpled chin, Griselda Blanco might have been the grandmother next door.

  • Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. the ‘Queen of Cocaine,’ was shot to death in Colombia this week.

  • And it was very sweet to him to be sent in this intimate way by Griselda Walbridge to inspect and report on her mother.

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  • She went to Peter Robinson's and spent twenty-seven pounds nineteen and sixpence on a muff and stole for Griselda.

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  • "Hardy has talent," he said, screwing his glass in his eye, and studying Griselda's charming face with relish.

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  • Mrs. Walbridge went to the girls' room, where Griselda was writing notes, and told her.

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  • And then the door opened and Griselda came suddenly in, wrapped in a big fur-collared velvet cloak.

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