eighty-first
Americanadjective
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next after the eightieth; being the ordinal number for 81.
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being one of 81 equal parts.
noun
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an eighty-first part, especially of one (1/81).
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the eighty-first member of a series.
Example Sentences
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To which of the surviving sons would the eighty-first lord give the stone?
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"To he who retrieves the stone, which is the Power of Stormhold, I leave my blessing, and the Mastership of Stormhold and all its dominions," said the eighty-first lord, his voice losing power as he spoke, until once again it was the creak of an old, old man, like the wind blowing through an abandoned house.
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"There," whispered the eighty-first lord, and he fell to the stone floor of his chamber, and he breathed no more.
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The eighty-first Lord of Stormhold lay dying in his chamber, which was carved from the highest peak like a hole in a rotten tooth.
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"Ahh," wheezed the eighty-first lord.
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