roger de coverley

variants or roger of coverley

: sir roger de coverley

Word History

Etymology

roger de coverley alteration (influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, fictitious country gentleman appearing in many numbers of the daily periodical The Spectator conducted 1711–12 in England, from roger of coverley) of roger of coverley, probably from Roger (the name) + of + Coverley (a fictitious place name)

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“Roger de coverley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roger%20de%20coverley. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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