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curtana

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

Word Origin for curtana

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
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Related Words for curtana

blade, dagger, saber, brand, foil, cutlass, rapier, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, epee, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, scimitar, toledo, dirk, bilbo

Examples from the Web for curtana

Historical Examples of curtana

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

    Space Viking

    Henry Beam Piper

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