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Siege Perilous

noun

Definition of SIEGE PERILOUS

:  a seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight destined to achieve the quest of the Holy Grail and fatal to any other occupying it
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First Known Use of SIEGE PERILOUS

15th century

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