Cressida

[ kres-i-duh ]

noun

1. (in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.

Cressida

/ ˈkrɛsɪdə /

noun

1. (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a lady who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes

Example Sentences

For his first show in New York, Mandvi played Hector in Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida.”

From Los Angeles Times

Hallam, who co-founded the climate activist groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, was given his sentence in July while his fellow activists Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were each given four year sentences.

From Salon

Also a few months before he turned 30, he and his then-girlfriend Cressida Bonas split up.

From BBC

Judge Christopher Hehir said Roger Hallam, 58, Daniel Shaw, 38, Louise Lancaster, 58, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, and Cressida Gethin, 22, had "crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic".

From BBC

Cressida lacks the currency Eloise and Penelope have in common, which is wit and talent.

From Salon