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pendragons

pendragons is the plural of pendragon.

Meaning of pendragon

Noun

pendragon (plural pendragons)

  1. Also capitalized as Pendragon: a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king.
    • [I]n the reign of Henry the Second, a body happening, by chance, to be dug up near Glastonbury Abbey, without any symptoms of putrefaction or decay, the Welch, the descendants of the Ancient Britons, tenacious of the dignity and reputation of that illustrious hero [King Arthur], vainly supposed it...1810, J[ohn] Stagg, “Arthur’s Cave. A Legendary Tale.”, in The Minstrel of the North: Or, Cumbrian Legends. […], London: Printed by Hamblin and Seyfang, […], for the author, and sold by J. Blacklock...

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Noun capitalized: Pendragons

Pendragons

  1. (plural) plural of Pendragon

Questions about pendragons

What is pendragons the plural of?
Pendragons is the plural of pendragon.
What part of speech is pendragons?
Pendragons is a noun.

Words near pendragons in the dictionary

  1. Pendolinos
  2. pendom
  3. pendoo
  4. pendoos
  5. pendragon
  6. pendragons
  7. pendragonship
  8. Pendre
  9. Pendred
  10. Pendred disease
  11. Pendred syndrome

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