Alcantara from the Moors
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
In 1835 the Order, which had been under the Benedictine rule, ceased to exist as a religious body, but it remained as a civil and military order under the Crown.
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 “Alcantara from the Moors” mean?
In 1835 the Order, which had been under the Benedictine rule, ceased to exist as a religious body, but it remained as a civil and military order under the Crown.
Is “Alcantara from the Moors” formal or informal?
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