baudekin

[ baw-dee-kin ]

noun

1. baldachin ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of baudekin¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin baldakinus baldachin

Example Sentences

He knew by her ducal diadem, by the baudekin colours of her robe, by her unmistakable air of pride, his daughter Isabel.

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