English noun: Godiva | |||
1. | Godiva (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Lady Godiva | ||
Instance hypernym | Lady, noblewoman, peeress | ||