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Modred

American  
[moh-drid] / ˈmoʊ drɪd /

noun

  1. Arthurian Legend. the nephew and treacherous killer of Arthur.


Modred British  
/ ˈmɔːdrɛd, ˈməʊdrɪd /

noun

  1. (in Arthurian legend) a knight of the Round Table who rebelled against and killed his uncle King Arthur

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Above all, Modred hated a knight named Sir Lancelot, who, with the exception of the King, was the bravest knight in Britain.

From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Clayton Edwards

But bold Bedivere said: "My King! the man who hates you stands there, Modred, the traitor of your house!"

From Tales from Tennyson by Molly K. Bellew

That saw Sir Modred, and forthwith commanded all his army to assail the king's.

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown

You love me more than Gawain and Modred.

From King Arthur and His Knights by Walter J. Enright

But alas, Merlin's love has already blinded his understanding; he fails to detect the culpable Modred, and declares that he is not able to find fault in him.

From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Charles Annesley

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