Amadis
[ am-uh-dis ]
noun
(in medieval literature) a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
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How to use Amadis in a sentence
"'Amadis de Gaule,' by the Seigneur des Essarts, commissary in ordinary to the king's artillery," she replied.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacLibellos famosos spargit, in quibus Regin existimationem contumelios atterit sub nomine Amadis Orian.
It is, in general conception, pure Amadis of the later and slightly degraded type.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyHe quoted various chapters from books of chivalry, and cited Gandalin, squire to Amadis of Gaul.
The Story of Don Quixote | Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAs to the Amadis, and such kind of stuff, they had not the credit of arresting even my childhood.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete | Michel de Montaigne
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