Cophetua

English

Etymology

Name of a character in the ballad of The King and the Beggar-maid, a king who falls in love with a beggar at first sight and marries her.

Noun

Cophetua (plural Cophetuas)

  1. A man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.

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