Etymology

holy grail

Today it means: Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavor. Full definition →

Middle English Holy Grayle
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromHoly Grayle
  2. English todayHoly Grail

From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.

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