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Definition of Curtana
1. n. The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; -- also called the sword of Edward the Confessor.
Definition of Curtana
1. Noun. A short sword used for ceremonial purposes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Curtana
1. a type of sword [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curtana
Literary usage of Curtana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Intercourse with Siam in the Seventeenth Century by John Anderson (1890)
"ON the afternoon of the 23rd June, 1687, the yawl of the curtana was pulling up
towards Mergui harbour, under the charge of the second and third mates, ..."
2. Three Coronation Orders by John Wickham Legg, Church of England, Catholic Church (1900)
"The three swords, curtana, and the other two have borne in the procession from
... 's days they were interpreted thus : curtana to be the sword of mercy, ..."
3. The Glory of Regality: An Historical Treatise of the Anointing and Crowning by Arthur Taylor (1820)
"THE Earls of CHESTER appear in old times to have possessed a right of carrying
curtana, the first of the three royal swords. This is evident from Matthew ..."
4. Chapters on Coronations by William Cooke Taylor (1838)
"curtana is a broad bright sword, the length of the blade is about thirty two inches,
... The scabbard is in all respects similar to that of curtana. ..."
5. Chapters on coronations by William Cooke Taylor (1838)
"curtana, or the pointless Sword of Mercy, is the principal in dignity of the
three swords which are borne naked before the sovereign at the coronation. ..."
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