abyssinia claim descent
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Candace was the hereditary title of the Queens of Meroe, in
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.
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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