JAMES V
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
"It [the crown of Scotland] came with a lass and will go with a lass.'* (This he said when told that the queen had given birth to a daughter — the future Mary Queen of Scots.
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 “JAMES V” mean?
"It [the crown of Scotland] came with a lass and will go with a lass.'* (This he said when told that the queen had given birth to a daughter — the future Mary Queen of Scots.
Is “JAMES V” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.