Britannic
[bri-tan-ik]
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Origin of Britannic
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Of themselves, no: but with Britannic soup-royal in quantity?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
Britannic Majesty has not been successful with his Pragmatic Army.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
Doubtless the reader has been highly edified by this Britannic dissertation!
The Round Towers of IrelandHenry O'Brien
We did not return to the consulate of her Britannic Majesty.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City DetectiveAndrew Forrester
Rose, and, in imitation of his Britannic Majesty, kindled my own fire.
Abigail Adams and Her TimesLaura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Britannic
- of Britain; British (esp in the phrases His or Her Britannic Majesty)
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Word Origin and History for britannic
Britannic
adj.
1640s, from Latin Britannicus (see Britain).
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