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| 1. | Chester Alan, 1830–86, 21st president of the U.S. 1881–85. |
| 2. | legendary king in ancient Britain: leader of the Knights of the Round Table. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
| Ar·thur (är'thər) n. A legendary British hero, said to have been king of the Britons in the sixth century A.D. and to have held court at Camelot. |
| Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-1886. The 21st President of the United States (1881-1885) who became President after the assassination of James A. Garfield. He supported the 1883 Pendleton Act, which created the Civil Service Commission to regulate federal appointments. |
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