Modred

[ moh-drid ]

/ ˈmoʊ drɪd /

noun Arthurian Romance.

the nephew and treacherous killer of Arthur.

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Example sentences from the Web for modred

There Arthur sees her for the last time and mourns over her before he goes forth to his last battle with Modred.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6|Various
And this very thing came to pass in Arthur's battle with Modred.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines|Clayton Edwards
When Modred knew what the people wished, he was glad, and he made up his mind to do a cruel deed.
Stories of King Arthur's Knights|Mary MacGregor
And now he must fight a number of them both in the ranks of Lancelot and under the banner of Modred.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines|Clayton Edwards

Of this marriage came Mordred, or Modred, Arthurs nephew and mortal enemy.
King Arthur in Cornwall|W. Howship (William Howship) Dickinson

British Dictionary definitions for modred

Modred

Mordred (ˈmɔːdrɛd)

/ (ˈməʊdrɪd) /

noun

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

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