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• herb-of-grace
  herb-of-grace

  noun

  rue.
• herb of grace
  herb of grace

  noun

  an archaic name for rue 2

herb-of-grace

American  

[urb-uhv-greys, hurb-] / ˈɜrb əvˈgreɪs, ˈhɜrb- /

noun

Archaic.

• herbs-of-grace
  plural

1. rue.

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herb of grace British  

noun

1. an archaic name for rue 2

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• herbs-of-grace
  plural

Etymology

Origin of herb-of-grace

1540–50; so called from the association of rue ² (the plant name) with rue ¹ (repent, repentance)

Example Sentences

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herb of grace

It was to his credit that neither libertinism nor disgrace nor remorse withered at its root this herb of grace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Here did she fall a tear; here in this place I'll set a bank of rue, sour herb of grace.

From King Richard II by William Shakespeare

Bring wild herb of grace, and bring deep healing dittany, For Marian, our clear May, so long laid in earth.

From The New Morning Poems by Alfred Noyes

This herb of grace, let us hope, may be found in the old footprints of the war.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 by Various

Briar, date, grass, nut, marjoram, herb of grace, onions, pear, pomegranate, roses, rush, saffron, grapes.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe