Zeal (Arabella), in Shadwell’s comedy The Fair Quaker of Deal (1617).
This comedy was altered by E. Thompson in 1720.
Zedekiah, one of General Harrison’s servants.--Sir W. Scott, Woodstock (time, Commonwealth).
Ze´gris and the Abencerra´ges [A´.ven.ce.rah´.ke], an historical romance, professing to be history, and printed at Alca´la in 1604. It was extremely popular, and had a host of imitations.
Zeid, Mahomet’s freedman. “The prophet” adopted him as his son, and gave him Zeinab (or Zenobia) for a wife; but falling in love with her himself, Zeid gave her up to the prophet. She was Mahomet’s cousin, and within the prohibited degrees, according to the Korân.
Zeinab or Zenobia, wife of Zeid, Mahomet’s freedman and adopted son. As Mahomet wished to have her, Zeid resigned her to the prophet. Zeinab was the daughter of Amîma, Mahomet’s aunt.
Zei´nab (2 syl.), wife of Hodei´rah (3 syl.), an Arab. She lost her husband and all her children, except one, a boy named Thal´aba. Weary of life, the angel of death took her, while Thalaba was yet a youth.--Southey, Thalaba, the Destroyer (1797).
Zeleu´cus or Zaleucus, a Locrensian lawgiver, who enacted that adulterers should be deprived of their eyes. His own son being proved guilty, Zeleucus pulled out one of his own eyes, and one of his son’s eyes, that “two eyes might be paid to the law.”--Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque, v. 5, exl. 3.
How many now will tread Zeleucus’ steps?
G. Gascoigne, The Steele Glas (died 1577).