champ clos
champ clos noun: a field officially set aside for the fighting of a knightly duel or tournament: the area enclosed by the lists.
Noun
champ clos (plural champs clos)
- A field officially set aside for the fighting of a knightly duel or tournament: the area enclosed by the lists.
- Such was their power that neither could forget
His former friend, & future foe—but still
There was a high, immortal, proud regret
In either’s eye, as if ’twere less their will
Than destiny to make the eternal years
Their date of war, and their “Champ Clos” the Spheres.1822, Lord Byron, The Vision of Judgement, stanza 32 - A municipal champ clos was always raised in the market-place; that of an ecclesiastical seigneur as near as possible to the church; and, in the latter case, the lists were often permanent.1871, “Trial by Battle”, in The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, volume 13, number 2, page 173
- Such was their power that neither could forget
Forms of champ clos
| plural | champs clos |
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Origin of champ clos
From French champ clos, from champ + clos.
Questions about champ clos
- What does champ clos mean?
- Champ clos means a field officially set aside for the fighting of a knightly duel or tournament: the area enclosed by the lists.
- What part of speech is champ clos?
- Champ clos is a noun.
- What is the plural of champ clos?
- The plural of champ clos is champs clos.
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