Bayard

[ bey-erd; for 1 also French ba-yar ]

/ ˈbeɪ ərd; for 1 also French baˈyar /

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noun

Pierre Ter·rail

[pyerte-ra-yuh], /pyɛr tɛˈra yə/, Sei·gneur de

[se-nyœrduh], /sɛˈnyœr də/, "the knight without fear and without reproach", 1473–1524, heroic French soldier.

any man of heroic courage and unstained honor.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Bayard

bayadere, Bayamo, Bayamón, bay antler, Bayar, Bayard, Baybars I, bayberry, Bay City, Bayelsa, Bayern

Other definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)

Bayard²

[ bey-erd ]

/ ˈbeɪ ərd /

noun

a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.

a mock-heroic name for any horse.

(lowercase)Archaic. a bay horse.

Origin of Bayard

1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French; see bay⁵, -ard

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How to use Bayard in a sentence

One of the reporters from New York was Herbert Bayard Swope, then of the Herald.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe keeping someone like Bayard Rustin in the shadows seemed to make sense at the time, but no one can argue that now.
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While the dispute had dragged out, Wheeler's attorney Bayard Marin said, "There were no Jerry Springer moments."
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A Bayard in society—a Raphael at the easel, he bore a distinguished part in the lionization of the day.
Alone|Marion Harland

General Bayard was sitting at the foot of a tree, waiting for orders, and watching the advancing columns of Meade and Gibbon.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
(p. 169) The cavalry under General Bayard was drawn up in rear of the grove surrounding the fine old Bernard mansion.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
Bayard, as a member of Ligny's company, went of course with his commander.
With Spurs of Gold|Frances Nimmo Greene
It is needless to say that the Spanish were not expecting Bayard's visit.
With Spurs of Gold|Frances Nimmo Greene

British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (1 of 2)

Bayard¹

/ (ˈbeɪəd) /

noun

a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance

British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)

Bayard²

/ (ˈbeɪəd, French bajar) /

noun

Chevalier de (ʃəvalje də), original name Pierre de Terrail ?1473–1524, French soldier, known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche (the fearless and irreproachable knight)

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