[Dixonary] New Word - Octroi - Round 2365

[Matthew]

The word for this round is

************
* *
* OCTROI *
* *
************

As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.

New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the
word, let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll
pick another word).

Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition
that will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL
(not as a public forum message) to me at mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com, before the
deadline:

Tuesday, December 18th, 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

--Matthew Grieco

[John Barrs]

OCTROI: to have six wives

Johnny_nad_B

On 17 December 2012 16:46, Matthew <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

> The word for this round is
>
> ************
> * *
> * OCTROI *
> * *
> ************
>
> As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.
>
> New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the
> word, let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll
> pick another word).
>
> Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition
> that will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL
> (not as a public forum message) to me at mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com, before the
> deadline:
>
> Tuesday, December 18th, 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
>
> --Matthew Grieco
>

[Dodi Schultz]

On 12/17/2012 11:52 AM, John Barrs wrote:
> OCTROI: to have six wives

Nah. To be the wife of eight kings.

[John Barrs]

greedy or insatiable! - if my memory serves me we did have one queen who
was the wife of two kings and the mother of three (all of England or what
passed as England back then)


On 17 December 2012 17:00, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

> On 12/17/2012 11:52 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
>> OCTROI: to have six wives
>>
>
> Nah. To be the wife of eight kings.
>

[Dave Cunningham]

Your choice -- a digression on "The Lion in Winter" or a crown of one's own.

Dave

On Monday, December 17, 2012 12:03:10 PM UTC-5, JohnnyB wrote:

> greedy or insatiable! - if my memory serves me we did have one queen who
> was the wife of two kings and the mother of three (all of England or what
> passed as England back then)
>
>
> On 17 December 2012 17:00, Dodi Schultz <DodiS... (AT) verizon (DOT) net<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> On 12/17/2012 11:52 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>>
>>> OCTROI: to have six wives
>>>
>>
>> Nah. To be the wife of eight kings.
>>
>
>

[Jim Hart]

Henry VIII's facebook pseudonym

nad, jim

[John Barrs]

Hum

I was thinking of Emma of Normandy - wife Aethelred (the unreide) and of
Canute - two sons became kings of England - as did two stepsons and her
nephew Bill the Conqueror also ruled this sceptered Isle

JohnnyB

On 17 December 2012 19:03, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> Your choice -- a digression on "The Lion in Winter" or a crown of one's
> own.
>
> Dave
>
> On Monday, December 17, 2012 12:03:10 PM UTC-5, JohnnyB wrote:
>
>> greedy or insatiable! - if my memory serves me we did have one queen who
>> was the wife of two kings and the mother of three (all of England or what
>> passed as England back then)
>>
>>
>> On 17 December 2012 17:00, Dodi Schultz <DodiS... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/17/2012 11:52 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>>>
>>>> OCTROI: to have six wives
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nah. To be the wife of eight kings.
>>>
>>
>>