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abyssinia claim descent

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Meaning · English

Candace was the hereditary title of the Queens of Meroe, in

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiêu đề thừa kế của các Nữ hoàng của Meroe

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “abyssinia claim descent” mean?

Candace was the hereditary title of the Queens of Meroe, in

Is “abyssinia claim descent” formal or informal?

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