childe
a youth of noble birth.
Origin of childe
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Vere Gordon [veer], /vɪər/, 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.
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How to use childe in a sentence
On such a night one will naturally recall such passages as the following, from Byron's "childe Harold:"
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry | Willard GlazierThis was at the time when he wrote the second canto of "childe Harold."
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa GuiccioliThe impression produced two days later by Byron's "childe Harold" was as instantaneous as it has proved deep and lasting.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousThrough all these varied scenes his mind was brooding on the verses of the "childe Harold."
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousThere is a fine expressive line in childe Harold: “Blow, swiftly blow, thou keen compelling gale,” etc.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for childe
/ (tʃaɪld) /
archaic a young man of noble birth
Origin of childe
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