| 单词 | regal of france |
| 释义 | > as lemmasregal of France regal of France n. [compare post-classical Latin regalis Francie (?1434 in a British source)] now historical a precious gem associated with St Thomas Becket's shrine at Canterbury; the ring into which this gem was later set by King Henry VIII.The gem is described as being either a diamond or a ruby. From the early 14th cent., tradition identifies the donor as King Louis VII, who made a pilgrimage to the shrine in 1179. According to the inventory of Queen Mary's precious stones, by 1553–4, the jewel had been set into a gold collar (see quot. 1553-4).See also A. P. Stanley Hist. Memorials Canterbury (ed. 10) (1883), and J. G. Nichols Pilgrimages to St. Mary of Walsingham & St. Thomas of Canterbury by Desiderius Erasmus (1849) M.E.D. explains quot. c1440 as sense A. 4.extracted from regaln.1adj.< as lemmas |
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