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 Definitions of Godiva  [əˈdaɪ və]  

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Definition of 'Godiva' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Godiva
(“Lady Godiva”), died 1057, an English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax.


Definition of 'Godiva' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Godiva, Lady Godiva
according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)



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