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Fisher King

Fisher King proper noun: a figure of Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail, but rendered impotent by a wound; he is sometimes depicted as spending his time fishing while he awaits a "chosen one" who can heal him.

Proper noun

the Fisher King

  1. A figure of Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail, but rendered impotent by a wound; he is sometimes depicted as spending his time fishing while he awaits a "chosen one" who can heal him.

Questions about Fisher King

What does Fisher King mean?
Fisher King means a figure of Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail, but rendered impotent by a wound; he is sometimes depicted as spending his time fishing while he awaits a "chosen one" who can heal him.
What part of speech is Fisher King?
Fisher King is a proper noun.

Words near Fisher King in the dictionary

  1. fisher
  2. fisher cat
  3. fisher cats
  4. Fisher County
  5. Fisher information
  6. Fisher King
  7. Fisher's seahorse
  8. Fisher's seahorses
  9. fisher-boat
  10. fisher-boats
  11. Fisher-Tippett theorem

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