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Croisade

CROISADE

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Noun.
A holy war; an expedition of Christians against the infidels, for the conquest of Palestine. [See the more common word, Crusade.]

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croisade

croisade

English

Noun

croisade ‎(plural croisades)

  1. (obsolete) A crusade; a holy war.

French

Etymology

From Middle French croisade, from Old French croisade, from crois + the suffix -ade, or from the change of suffix from Old French croisement, croiserie, croisée, influenced by Old Provençal crozata; cf. also Old Spanish cruzada, and Medieval Latin cruciāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁwa.zad/

Noun

croisade f ‎(plural croisades)

  1. crusade

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French croisade, from crois.

Noun

croisade f (plural croisades)

  1. crusade (holy war against infidels)

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing from French croisade.

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