Comines
or Com·mines
Phi·lippe de [fee-leepduh], /fiˈlip də/, 1445?–1511?, French historian and diplomat.
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Philip de Comines, speaking of this celebrated conflict for liberty, mentions arquebusiers as troops.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell"The doom of forfeiture it would in this case be difficult to enforce," answered De Comines calmly.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottDe Comines, consider the great loss, the utter destruction, such a marriage will bring upon my kingdom.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottYet moderation, De Comines, moderation in success, is—no one knows better than you—necessary to its ultimate advantage.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottAs a specimen of the chroniclers, he selects Philip de Comines, almost the last great writer of his class.
British Dictionary definitions for Comines
Commines
/ (French kɔmin) /
Philippe de (filip də). ?1447–?1511, French diplomat and historian, noted for his Mémoires (1489–98)
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