Cressida: Meaning and Definition of

Cres•si•da

Pronunciation: (kres'i-du), [key]
— n.
  1. (in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.
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