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

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)

The "dolorous death and departing out of this world" in Lyonnesse and elsewhere corresponds to and completes the triumph of Sarras.

From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George

He moves his host to Lyonnesse: the last weird battle is fought.  5.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

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.]

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.]