Tristan
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Tris·tan
(trĭs′tən, -tän′, -tăn′) or Tris·tram (-trəm)n.
In Arthurian legend, a knight who falls in love with the Irish princess Iseult, who was betrothed to his uncle King Mark of Cornwall.
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Tristan
(ˈtrɪstən) orTristram
n
(European Myth & Legend) (in medieval romance) the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his uncle's bride, Iseult, after they mistakenly drank a love potion
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| Noun | 1. | Tristan - (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each otherDark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
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Tristan - (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other