Lear
noun
2.
the hero of William Shakespeare''s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
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From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.
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