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.]

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.]

When I came back from Lyonnesse    With magic in my eyes,    None managed to surmise What meant my godlike gloriousness, When I came back from Lyonnesse    With magic in my eyes.

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas

In the morning I got to Penzance, and kicked my heels on the wharf of the little dock there until nine o'clock, when the Lyonnesse started for St. Mary's.

From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)

They drove the traitors back until they came at length to Lyonnesse by the sea.

From King Arthur and His Knights by Enright, Walter J.