Both Uses
intrigue
in
Queen of Attolia
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- The royal jewelry was the only resource she'd had, that and the knowledge she'd gained listening to the father of her fiancé as he'd tried to hammer into the head of his dull son the complicated intrigue necessary to seize the throne.†
Chpt 12 *
- After years of intrigue and outright war with her barons, she knew when she was beaten.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(intrigue as in: she was intrigued) cause to be interested, curious, or fascinated
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(2)
(intrigue as in: involved in intrigue) a secret scheme or plot
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, intrigue may specifically reference a secret love affair.