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byword

mastery

UK /ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/ US /ˈbaɪ.wɚd/noun

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Which meaning of 'byword' best matches the usage in the sentence?

Illustrious unfortunates attract a wider sympathy, not because their griefs are more intense, but because, being set on lofty pedestals, they the better serve mankind as instances and bywords of calamity.