noun
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
• Syn: ↑Lancelot
• Topics: ↑Arthurian legend
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character
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the most famous of King Arthur's ↑Knights of the Round Table, sometimes called Lancelot of the Lake. He was Arthur’s favourite ↑knight, but deceived him by becoming the lover of Queen ↑Guinevere, Arthur’s wife. Sir ↑Galahad was his son by Elaine, the daughter of King Pelles.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.