English
Round Table
Round Table comes from Middle English rounde table.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rounde table
- Englishearliest quotation 1905Round Table
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Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rounde table
- Englishearliest quotation 1905Round Table
Earliest quotation: 1905, Howard Pyle, The Story of the Champions of the Round Table: “Then, after a while, King Arthur said: "Let us…”
Every English word from Middle English rounde table
Today it means
name King Arthur's table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate, all having equal status since the table has no head.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English rounde table / Round Table