Brewer's: Molmutius

A mythical king of Britain, who promulgated the laws called the Molmutine, and established the privilege of sanctuary. He is alluded to in Cymbeline, iii. 1 (Shakespeare).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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