# Mordred

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/ · frequency rank #59,561

## Definitions
1. The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.

## Etymology
Alteration of Modred, from Latin Modredus, from Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd (whence Old Breton Modrot, Old Cornish Modred, Old Welsh Medraut), perhaps from Latin Moderātus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mordred