Run·ny·mede

(rŭn′ē-mēd′)

A meadow in southeast England on the Thames River west of London. King John accepted the Magna Carta here or on a nearby island in 1215.

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Runnymede

(ˈrʌnɪˌmiːd)

(Placename) a meadow on the S bank of the Thames near Windsor, where King John met his rebellious barons in 1215 and acceded to Magna Carta

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Run•ny•mede

(ˈrʌn ɪˌmid)

n.

a meadow on the S bank of the Thames, W of London, England: reputed site of the granting of the Magna Carta by King John, 1215.

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Magna Carta

References in classic literature

A true Runnymede, he affected to notice nothing, and, picking up the evening paper, began to read.

'And on top of that, mind you,' moaned Lord Runnymede, 'I lose my little veto.

I am the younger son of the Earl of Runnymede. To a man of your political views--'

His mother had been a Miss Trotter, of Chicago, and it was on her dowry that the Runnymedes contrived to make both ends meet.

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