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Definition of Childe
1. n. A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.
Definition of Childe
1. Noun. A child of noble birth. ¹
2. Noun. The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Childe
1. a youth of noble birth [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Childe
Literary usage of Childe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Lancashire Parish Register Society (1908)
"A childe of George Whiteheads ... ... 28 „ A childe of George Dodge . ... 5 ,,
A childe of John Wattes „ „ p. 457 A childe of Raphe ..."
2. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1905)
"840 Miss childe and Miss E. childe. 1823. 900 Miss Scott of the Theatre Royal,
... 527 Miss AH childe. 889 Lady Clerk. 1831. 844 Mrs. Wood, late Miss Paton. ..."
3. English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, John Dickson Batten (1890)
"Then they sate down together, and childe Rowland told her all that he had ...
And then after they had talked a little longer childe Rowland began to feel ..."
4. The History of Baptism by Robert Robinson (1817)
"haus a childe of the ... his clerk, two yo- men, a childe of his chambre, ...
The steward had his clerk, his childe, ..."
5. Poet Lore (1913)
"BROWNING'S 'childe ROLAND' A LITERARY PARALLEL —AND SOMETHING MORE BY IRENE HARDY
PROBABLY no other single short poem of the latter half of the nineteenth ..."
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