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Godiva

/gəˈdaɪvə/
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Other forms: Godivas

Definitions of Godiva
  1. noun
    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)
    synonyms: Lady Godiva
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    Lady, noblewoman, peeress
    a woman of the peerage in Britain
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