Joyeuse (2 syl.).
Charlemagne’s sword, which bore the inscription Decem oræceptoʹrum custos Carʹolus; the sword of Guillaume au Court-Nez; anyone’s sword. It was buried with Charlemagne. (See Swords.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.