Curtana

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Curtana \Cur*ta"na\ (k?r-t?"n?), n.
     The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their
     coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of
     mercy; -- also called the {sword of Edward the Confessor}.
     [1913 Webster]