Cordelia: Meaning and Definition of

Cor•del•ia

Pronunciation: (kôr-dēl'yu), [key]
— n.
  1. (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father. Cf. Goneril, Regan.
  2. a female given name.
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