dolor

[ doh-ler ]

noun

1. sorrow; grief.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolor¹

1275–1325; Middle English dolour (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dolor, equivalent to dol ( ēre ) to feel pain + -or -or ¹

Example Sentences

The King desired that the Prince should keep the name given him by the little old woman in grey and so he was known as Dolor.

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If anybody had said that Prince Dolor's uncle was cruel, he would have said that what he did was for the good of the country.

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Prince Dolor had every luxury that even a Prince could need, and the one thing wanting—love, never having known, he did not miss.

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Prince Dolor examined it curiously; spread it out on the floor, then arranged it on his shoulders.

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Prince Dolor had never felt such delicious sensation before.

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