Lordly Vigil Violet

Old English hlāford-līc, lord-like — adjectival suffix -ly. As a color modifier, lordly implies a saturated-and-aristocratic-and-haughty quality, the deep-rich color of pre-modern English-and-French manorial-aristocracy livery and hereditary-estate household-textile. Sits at the bold-and-aristocratic end of the grid, parallel to princely and patrician.

Latin vigilia, night-watch. As a color modifier, vigil implies a night-watch-and-prayer quality, the visual register of medieval-monastic-and-Roman-Catholic night-watch-and-vigil monastic-and-religious-vigil candlelit-and-lantern-light night-vigil surfaces under medieval-monastic-vigil candlelit-and-lantern light. Sits at the modifier-and-time end of the grid, parallel to vesper and mass in usage.

Viola odorata, the European sweet violet — small, fragrant, and the original meaning of the color name in English (the Violet of the rainbow). The color refers to a fresh sweet violet blossom in late winter: a saturated, slightly red-shifted deep blue-purple with the matte finish of small five-petaled flower. Cooler than amethyst, warmer than indigo, with the perfumed weight of a flower used in Roman garlands and Victorian eau de toilette.