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Godiva.

An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.

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name/ɡəˈdaɪ.və/
  1. An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Godiva, a Latinised form of Old English Godġifu (literally “God gift”), from god (“god”) + ġifu (“gift”). Doublet of Goody, Goodey.

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