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Meaning of Griselda | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.
  2. A woman of exemplary gentleness and patience.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages used in Middle Ages, but rather rare today.

Examples

“Husbands, be not so hardy as to assail The patience of your wives in hope to find Griseldas, for you certainly will fail.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

griselimycin griseofulvin griseorhodin griseoviridin grisette Grisham

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