Griselda

[ gri-zel-duh ]

noun

1. a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
2. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “gray battle.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Griselda¹

Griselda ( def 1 ) after a character in a tale of the same name in Boccaccio's Decameron

Example Sentences

Sofia Vergara is nominated for “Griselda” — dale, homegirl!

From Los Angeles Times

Sofía Vergara first heard of Griselda Blanco — the murderous Colombian crime boss she plays in Netflix’s limited series “Griselda,” a role for which she is now Emmy-nominated — while watching the 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys.”

From Los Angeles Times

Architect William Pereira’s 1973 Times Mirror building in downtown L.A. makes a special appearance in Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ as a signifier of cocaine excess.

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Can she win for “Griselda”? “To be honest with you, for me, it’s already a win,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

The actor must have enjoyed her walk on the dark side, because she and “Griselda” co-creator Eric Newman are already working on their next project, likely to become another dramatic limited series.

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