curtana
/ (kɜːˈtɑːnə) /
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noun
the unpointed sword carried before an English sovereign at a coronation as an emblem of mercy
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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
Words nearby curtana
curtain-twitcher, curtain wall, curtal, curtalax, curtal axe, curtana, curtate, curtilage, Curtin, Curtis, Curtiss
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How to use curtana in a sentence
It's over two thousand from Curtana to the nearest Old Federation planet.
Space Viking|Henry Beam PiperThe name of curtana for many ages continued to be given to the first royal sword in England.
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