Pronounced: EL-drich, adj
Notes: This word seemed familiar to me, but I had the definition completely wrong
Yesterday’s word
The word charon is “a ferryman”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1500s
Background / Comments
I have previously mentioned that long ago I used to read Greek mythology: thus, i “knew” the word because I remembered the character “Charon”, who was an old man who transported the souls of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades. It was a tradition (in some places) to put a coin in the mouth of the dead person to pay for the ferry ride. However, I did “not know” the word because I did not know the correct meaning.
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