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Troilus definition

Troi·lus (tro̵i′ləs, trō′ə ləs)

noun

Gr. Legend a son of King Priam, killed by Achilles: in medieval romance and in works by Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare, Troilus is the lover of Cressida

Etymology: ME < L < Gr Trōilos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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