Advertisement

Advertisement

Guiscard

[ French gees-kar ]

noun

  1. Ro·bert [r, aw-, ber], Robert de Hauteville, c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.


Guiscard

/ ɡiskar /

noun

  1. GuiscardRobert?10151085MNormanTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: adventurer Robert (rɔbɛr). ?1015–85, Norman conqueror in S Italy


Discover More

Example Sentences

Within a hundred yards I met my two friends, Varnhorst and Guiscard, and poured out my whole catalogue of wrongs at once.

Guiscard neither raged nor smiled, but walked into the ducal tent.

Guiscard, who sometimes joined our party, was now and then moved to smile at our unripe conceptions of the nature of things.

My surprise and pleasure were equal when I found him to be Guiscard!

He had made legitimate the claims already established by conquest of Robert Guiscard and others of the Norman conquerors.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


guisarmeguise