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

This was the date of June 8th, 1920, the day when I had met him at the Lyonnesse Club.

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

The Lyonnesse Club meets in an electric-lighted basement-suite a little way off the Strand, and as I descended the stairs I saw him in the narrow passage.

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

Baroni had gained his point, and was ushered into the fine chambers set apart for the future Duke of Lyonnesse.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

Now that beautiful "might have been" lay irrecoverable as the "lost land of Lyonnesse," under its transparent shroud, and haunting echoes of tender tones tolled faintly, like buried bells of Folge Fond.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

Now if my story be true—But let it be told: * * * * * In the year of the great tide Graul, son of Graul, was king in the Lyonnesse.

From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir