bordelese
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Bordeaux.
Example Sentences
- "This family included […] Hamion de Bordeaux and William de Blancafort. […] Defamatory remarks by the Bordelese lead to a single combat which is settled in favor of the Lorrains."
- "Encouraged by his spirited assistance, the duchess redoubled her efforts to inspire the Bordelese with loyalty, [...]"
- "… the Bordelese flattered themselves with being seconded by the troops of the line … affrighted Bordelese then requested a capitulation, …"
- "Lais, who was the first singer at the Parisian grand opera for several years, and since the restoration, was also a Bordelese."
- "Bordeaux and Bayonne held out for some weeks; but, on the 12th of June, a treaty concluded between Bordelese and Dunois secured to the three estates of the district the liberties and privileges which they had enjoyed under English supremacy …"
- "The diary entries [...] allow the patient researcher to uncover this extraordinary adventure of a Bordelese in a California in transition."
Etymology
From French bordelais.