scotland as successor to the throne
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
She set out for her kingdom, but died at sea from sea- sickness.
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 “scotland as successor to the throne” mean?
She set out for her kingdom, but died at sea from sea- sickness.
Is “scotland as successor to the throne” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.