Morgue la Faye
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The form taken by the name Morgan le Fay (<?.v.) in Ogier the Dane. Morley, Mrs. The name under which Queen Anne corresponded with "Mrs. Freeman" (Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough).
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 “Morgue la Faye” mean?
The form taken by the name Morgan le Fay (<?.v.) in Ogier the Dane. Morley, Mrs. The name under which Queen Anne corresponded with "Mrs. Freeman" (Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough).
Is “Morgue la Faye” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.