arcite

/ɑrˈsaɪt/

Definitions

1. noun

A person from Arcite, a fictional kingdom in Chaucer’s Arthurian romance, The Knight’s Tale.

“In Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale, the narrator tells the story of Arcite, a nobleman from the kingdom of Thebes, and his rival Palamon.”

Synonyms

  • Greek
  • Theban

Antonyms

  • Roman