All 23 Uses of

accord

in

The Once and Future King

In those days they used to hood everything they could, even the goshawk and the merlin, which are no longer hooded according to modern practice.†
Book 1 (definition 1)

Let thee sleep in 'em, come summer, come winter, and hunt in 'em for thy commons lest thee starve; and smell to 'em as they brings forward their comely bright leaves, according to order, or loses of 'em by the same order back'ards: let thee stand in 'em that thou be'st not seen, and move in 'em that thou be'st not heard, and warm thee with 'em as thou fall'st on sleep—ah, they'm proper fine pleaces, the 'oods, for a free man of hands and heart" Kay said, "But I thought all Robin Wood's…†
Book 1 (definition 1)

They decided with one accord, without even a whisper, to...
Book 1 (definition 2) *

one accord = one mind

He learned from Merlyn later that the method of succession among these Leaders was variable according to the different kind of ant.†
Book 1 (definition 1)

The gaze-hounds, of which there were two taken just in case, were in reality nothing but greyhounds according to modern language, while the lymers were a sort of mixture between the bloodhound and the red setter of today.†
Book 1 (definition 1)

Look at the sporting etiquette, according to which Henry had to withdraw from a siege as soon as his enemy Louis joined the defenders inside the town, because Louis was his feudal overlord.†
Book 2 (definition 1)

Into this Eden-like scene, and almost before the memory of Mother Morlan's interior had faded from their minds, there came a magic barge from over the water, a barge draped with white samite, mystic, wonderful, and it made a music of its own accord as its keel passed through the waves.†
Book 2 (definition 2)

But the barge had promptly sailed away of its own accord, leaving the Queen of Flanders' daughter anxiously waving her pocket handkerchief.†
Book 2 (definition 2)

It would have been a poor day's sport indeed,, according to their estimation, without a bag to count at the end of it.†
Book 2 (definition 1)

Naturally a war of this sort was likely to be hedged with etiquette, just as foxhunting is hedged with it It would begin at the advertised meet, weather permitting, and it would be conducted according to precedent But Arthur had a different idea in his head.†
Book 2 (definition 1)

At a hurried council of war behind the line, At a hurried council of war behind the line, it was arranged that... The army split accordingly.
Book 2 (definition 1) *

accordingly = in keeping with what was just stated

Behind the black eyes which were searching intently in the kettle-hat there was a dream which had come to him the previous night Seven hundred years ago—or it may have been fifteen hundred according to Malory's notation—people took dreams as seriously as the psychiatrists do today, and Lancelot's had been a disturbing one.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

He was carrying the fighting harness, which was strapped up in apple-pie order according to his own dodges and wrinkles—for, from now on, he was Lancelot's squire.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

According to the things which people are saying about you, you are probably the only knight in the world who can beat the man I am taking you to.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

Now these beams withdrew into the wall of their own accord, and the iron locks turned their own wards with a grinding noise.†
Book 3 (definition 2)

I am sorry about it now, but we could not chance it according to what we knew at the time.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

Percy was trying to join up with Galahad, according to instructions, and Galahad had ridden off, so the poor old fellow just went running after him shouting out, 'I say!'†
Book 3 (definition 1)

My sister set to work with the spindles, and made a new girdle out of her own hair, which she had brought in the box according to instructions.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

What happened to the birds was according to the nature of birds.†
Book 3 (definition 1)

Far away, over there to the left, perhaps there would be a tournament going on according to the laws laid down by Geoffrey de Preully, and the Kings-at-arms would be carefully examining the combatants, like referees before a boxing match, to see that they were not stuck to their saddles.†
Book 4 (definition 1)

"It repents me to the heart," he said, "that you should think so, my lord Sir Gawaine, for I know that while you are against me I shall never more be accorded with the King."†
Book 4 (definition 1)

If it please mine uncle, King Arthur, to accord with him, then the King will lose my service and that of all the Gael.†
Book 4 (definition 1)

It would end according to the script "Mordred," she said helplessly, "have pity on the country people, if you will have none on Arthur or on me."†
Book 4 (definition 1)

Definitions:

(2) (accord as in: done of her own accord)
mind

editor's notes: This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.