croise
/kɹɔɪz/
croise noun: a pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross, i.e. a Christian crusader.
Noun
croise (plural croises)
- A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross, i.e. a Christian crusader.
- The conquests of the Croises, extending over Palestine and a part of Syria, had been erected into a sovereignty under the name of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.1760, Edmund Burke, “An Essay towards an Abridgment of the English History. […]. Chapter VII. Reign of Richard I.”, in [Walker King], editor, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, new...
- Meanwhile, on three sides of the strip of sea coast, the Moslems gathered their power for the blow that would send the Croises back into the sea from which they had come.1924, Harold Lamb, The Making of the Morning Star, Chapter 1
Forms of croise
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Origin of croise
From French crois (“crusader”).
Words that rhyme with croise
Questions about croise
- What does croise mean?
- Croise means a pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross, i.e. a Christian crusader.
- What part of speech is croise?
- Croise is a noun.
- How do you pronounce croise?
- Croise is pronounced /kɹɔɪz/.
- What is the plural of croise?
- The plural of croise is croises.
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