Lady Godiva

la·dy·go·diva

uncommon

noun

1.

according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)

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Lady

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noun
singular	lady godiva
plural	lady godivas

Nearby words

Lady Day Lady Diana Frances Spencer Lady Emma Hamilton lady fern lady friend Lady Jane Grey lady killer lady of pleasure lady of the house lady palm

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