What is a conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules called?
attribute — (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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