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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)


SynonymsLady Godiva


Instance hypernymLady, noblewoman, peeress









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