Lucretia
Also Lu·crece [loo-krees]. /luˈkris/. Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
a female given name.
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Sadly, Susanna and Lucretia died shortly after gaining their freedom, leaving Mayken to clean the entire house on her own.
Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America | Olivia B. Waxman | July 1, 2022 | TimeShe campaigned for and won her freedom in 1662, along with two other women, Susanna and Lucretia.
Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America | Olivia B. Waxman | July 1, 2022 | TimeIn the same passage, the story of Lucretia is told in full, on the authority of Livy, as here.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerLucretia Borgia, with all them tur'ble recordin' notches on the handle!
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews"Lucretia Borgia" was the high-sounding and significant name Welcome had bestowed upon an ancient revolver.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews
I'll git out ole Lucretia Borgia an' hike fer the mountings immediate.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsShe saw that Aunt Lucretia was well but simply gowned in white.
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for Lucretia
/ (luːˈkriːʃɪə) /
(in Roman legend) a Roman woman who killed herself after being raped by a son of Tarquin the Proud
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