English Explanatory Dictionary

Sancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A pale yellow diamond of 55.23 carats (11.046 grams), probably of Indian origin, and owned by a number of important figures in European history.

Word forms

Sancy the Sancy

Etymology

It was owned at one time by Nicolas de Harlay, seigneur de Sancy.

Related words

Puy de Sancy
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