Bienville

[ byan-veel ]

noun

1. Jean Bap·tiste Le Moyne [zhah ba-, teest, l, uh, -, mwan], Sieur de [sy, œ, r, d, uh], 1680–1768, French governor of Louisiana.

Example Sentences

In February of that year, the colony’s governor, Bienville, selected a site for a future capital, as yet unnamed, and assigned some 50 men to clear land.

From Time

But the more numerous part, aided by the eloquence of Bienville, succeeded in inducing them to remain.

From Project Gutenberg

By the most strenuous efforts all were saved, and the "Bienville" steamed away, leaving the "Winfield Scott" to her fate.

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A few months later, two Canadians told Bienville a similar story.

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Bienville immediately sought out a spot for establishing a permanent station on the Mississippi.

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Il est clair que M. de Bienville n'a pas les qualités nécessaires pour bien gouverner la colonie.

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