Holy Roman Empire syndrome

Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire

• The Wife of Bath: neither a wife, nor of Bath; the Widow from ‘biside Bathe’.

• The Bayeux Tapestry: neither from Bayeux, nor a tapestry; the Kent Embroidery.

• The New River: neither new, nor a river; the Seventeenth-Century Aqueduct.

• Pottery Barn: neither a purveyor of pottery, nor a barn; Furniture Shop.

• Manifesto of the Communist Party: neither conceived as a manifesto, nor did a Communist Party exist; Pamphlet of the Communist League.

• Ladybird: neither a lady, nor a bird; small, domed beetle of the Coccinellidae family.

• British pub (in America): neither British, nor a pubs; themed bar.