Tristram

noun Tris·tram \ˈtris-trəm\

Definition of TRISTRAM

: the lover of Isolde of Ireland and husband of Isolde of Brittany in medieval legend

Middle English Tristrem, from Anglo-French Tristan

First Known Use: 14th century

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