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SIEGE PERILOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Siege Perilous mean?
• SIEGE PERILOUS (noun)
The noun SIEGE PERILOUS has 1 sense:
1. the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it
Familiarity information: SIEGE PERILOUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)
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