outremer
UK/ˈuːtɹəmɛː/US/ˈutɹəmɛɹ/
outremer noun: an area beyond the sea.
Noun
outremer (plural outremers)
- An area beyond the sea.
Proper noun capitalized: Outremer
Outremer
- The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade.
- After the capture of Jerusalem, the genuine pilgrims had begun to trickle home; the Franks who remained in Outremer (as the Crusader lands in the Middle East had come to be called) were military adventurers, now out for what they could get.1997, John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium, Penguin, page 260
- Life for ordinary barons in Outremer Jerusalem was probably better than for kings in Europe, where even potentates wore unlaundered wool and lived in bare-stone draughty keeps with rough furniture.2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 269
Forms of outremer
| plural | outremers |
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Origin of outremer
Borrowed from French outremer.
From French outre-mer (“beyond the sea”), from outre (“beyond”) and mer (“sea”).
Questions about outremer
- What does outremer mean?
- Outremer means an area beyond the sea.
- What part of speech is outremer?
- Outremer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce outremer?
- Outremer is pronounced /ˈuːtɹəmɛː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of outremer?
- The plural of outremer is outremers.
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