See Also: Round Table(dictionary)
round-table(dictionary)
Round Table, the(dictionary)
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all-round(dictionary)
Second round(finance)
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all round(dictionary)

Round Table (iou)



Round Table noun phr. ME.
[from ROUND adjective + TABLE noun.]
The round table at which the legendary British King Arthur and his chosen knights sat so that none should have precedence; the order comprising these knights; this body of knights. ME.
b. A meeting or assembly of King Arthur's knights. ME-L15.
Hist. An assembly of knights for the purpose of holding a tournament and festival, esp. that instituted by Edward III in 1345. LME.
Any of various natural or man-made formations reputedly associated with King Arthur. LME.
(Usu. with lower-case initials.) An assembly of people around a table; esp. an assembly for discussion, esp. at a conference at which all participants are accorded equal status. Freq. attrib. E19.
A formal association meeting regularly for discussion; esp. (a branch of) an international charitable association founded in 1927, which holds discussions, debates, etc., and undertakes community service. E20.
Round Tabler noun (a) (with lower-case initials) rare a participant in a discussion; (b) a member of the Round Table association: L19.