Excalibur

[ek-skal-uh-ber]

noun

1. Arthurian Legend.,  the magic sword of King Arthur.

Excalibur

/ ɛkˈskælɪbə /

noun

1. (in Arthurian legend) the magic sword of King Arthur

Excalibur

1. The sword of King Arthur (see also Arthur). In one version of the legends of Arthur, he proved his right to rule by pulling Excalibur out of a stone. In another version, he received Excalibur from a maiden, the Lady of the Lake, to whom he returned it at the end of his life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Excalibur¹

C14: from Old French Escalibor, from Medieval Latin Caliburnus, from Welsh Caledvwlch, perhaps related to Irish Caladbolg a legendary sword (literally: hard belly, hence, voracious)

Example Sentences

He received a similar awestruck reception last week, when he arrived at West Coast Customs to inspect a 1977 Excalibur roadster he had taken in for restoration.

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It was dubbed Operation Excalibur, in honor of the legendary sword of King Arthur that granted him divine right to rule, a point also included in court documents.

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Excalibur Auctions, in Hertfordshire, said the toy was one of only 30 known examples of the original Hulk stretch figure from 1979 known to still exist.

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He thinks of it as his Excalibur, he says.

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The marriage of “Carmina” and cinema arguably started in 1981 with the film “Excalibur,” which indelibly used the opening movement “O Fortuna” as King Arthur rides into battle with his knights.

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