Lyonnesse

American  

[lahy-uh-nes] / ˌlaɪ əˈnɛs /

noun

1. Arthurian Legend. the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.

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Lyonnesse British  

/ ˌlaɪəˈnɛs /

noun

1. (in Arthurian legend) the mythical birthplace of Sir Tristram, situated in SW England and believed to have been submerged by the sea

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Example Sentences

Part of the fuss my numerous friends made about my Knighthood was this desire of theirs that my portrait should be painted and hung up in the Lyonnesse Club.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

It was the same back I had seen, in the same haste, leaving the Lyonnesse Club less than two hours ago.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

For Arthur, long before they crown'd him King, Roving the trackless realms of Lyonnesse, Had found a glen, gray boulder and black tarn.

From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew

What a history had unfolded since that afternoon when I had found him in the Lyonnesse Club, gazing at his image in the glass of a framed print on the wall!

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

So all day long the noise of battle roll'd     Among the mountains by the winter sea;     Until King Arthur's Table, man by man,     Had fall'n in Lyonnesse about their lord,     King Arthur.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)