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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

Inflected Forms

noun

• 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)