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curtana
/ kɜːˈtɑːnə /
noun
- the unpointed sword carried before an English sovereign at a coronation as an emblem of mercy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of curtana1
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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Example Sentences
It's over two thousand from Curtana to the nearest Old Federation planet.
From Project Gutenberg
The name of curtana for many ages continued to be given to the first royal sword in England.
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