agnel

[a-nyel]

noun

plural

agneaux 

1. a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnel¹

< Middle French: literally, lamb < Latin agnellus, diminutive of agnus lamb

Example Sentences

Blumberg took his portable recording equipment to them partly out of necessity; Tilbury doesn’t travel, and Sophie Agnel, another accomplished pianist, had restrictions on her busy schedule.

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Prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot said Agnel "recognizes the materiality of the alleged facts" but she said he did not have "the feeling that there was coercion."

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Agnel won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics, in the 200-meter freestyle and the 4x100 free relay.

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Prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot told a news conference on Monday that prosecutors believe that the age difference between Agnel and the girl is sufficient to show there was coercion despite the former Olympian saying there had been none.

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The 29-year-old Agnel, who won two Olympic golds at the 2012 Games in London, was arrested in Paris on Thursday and transferred to Mulhouse in eastern France for questioning.

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