Fisher King

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A figure of Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail, but rendered impotent by a wound; he is sometimes depicted as spending his time fishing while he awaits a "chosen one" who can heal him.

Word forms

Fisher King the Fisher King
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