ROLAND
\ɹˈə͡ʊlənd], \ɹˈəʊlənd], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_ə_n_d]\
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r[=o]'land, n. a chivalrous hero, from Roland in the Charlemagne legend, slain by the Gascons at Roncesvalles in 778.--A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER, a blow for a blow, anything done or said to match something else.
By Thomas Davidson