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Agenais

American  
[azhuh-ne] / aʒəˈnɛ /
Also Agenois

noun

  1. an ancient region of SW France.


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He retained in his hands Agen and the Agenais, and Bazas and the Bazadais, on the ground that Charles of Valois had won them by right of conquest in 1324.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Bordelais, Bazadais, and parts of P�rigord and Agenais.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

Agen and the Agenais were ceded at once, and a commission was appointed to investigate Edward's claims over lower Quercy.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

A treaty with the English which secured the district of Agenais for France was followed by a feudal war in Guienne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

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