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Curtana
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(a latinized form of the A.-Fr. curtein, from Lat. curtus, shortened), the pointless sword of mercy, known also as Edward the Confessor's sword, borne at the coronation of the kings of England between the two pointed swords of temporal and spiritual justice (see Regalia).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Curtana'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/curtana.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Curtana'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/curtana.html. 1910.