Unknown Warrior
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The body of an unknown, and now unidentifiable, British soldier brought home from one of the battlefields of World War I and "buried among the kings'* 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 “Unknown Warrior” mean?
The body of an unknown, and now unidentifiable, British soldier brought home from one of the battlefields of World War I and "buried among the kings'* in
Is “Unknown Warrior” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.