Deirdre
noun
- a feminine name
- Celt. Legend an Irish heroine who elopes to Scotland with her lover to avoid marrying the king: when the lover is treacherously killed, she commits suicide
See Deirdre in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dîrˈdrə, -drē)
noun A legendary princess of Ulster who eloped with her lover, Naoise, to escape marriage to King Conchobar. After the king murdered Naoise, she killed herself.
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