Parure (noun)
par-ur
A set of jewels intended to be worn together.
Middle English (denoting an ornamental part of a vestment): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from parer ‘adorn’. The sense ‘set of jewels’ dates from the early 19th century.
Example sentences
“She inherited the diamond and ruby parure.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
