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

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.]

When I set out for Lyonnesse,    A hundred miles away,    The rime was on the spray, And starlight lit my lonesomeness When I set out for Lyonnesse    A hundred miles away.

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

My portrait need never hang in the Lyonnesse Club to remind Madge Aird that she had once had a friend who had betrayed her.

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

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

"You be hanged!" laughed the Seraph, known to the rest of the world as the Marquis of Rockingham, son of the Duke of Lyonnesse.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida