Dunois

American  

[dy-nwa] / düˈnwa /

noun

1. Jean Comte de, Bastard of Orleans, 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.

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Dunois British  

/ dynwa /

noun

1. Jean (ʒɑ̃), Comte de Dunois, known as the Bastard of Orléans. ?1403–68, French military commander, who defended Orléans against the English until the siege was raised by Joan of Arc (1429)

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Example Sentences

Dunois Erick Cantave, a member of the Montana Accord, a powerful coalition of civil society groups and political figures, said Haitians initially welcomed the sanctions, but have lost faith that they can bring about change because they are “partial and selective.”

From Washington Post

“We made a huge step backward,” said Dunois Erick Cantave, a member of the Montana Accord, a powerful opposition group made up of civil society groups and political figures.

From Washington Post

With Léa Girardet and Julie Bertin’s “Free Will,” however, the Théâtre Dunois in Paris landed a hit for all ages.

From New York Times

Not that the characters aren’t neatly defined — notably John Glover as the tart archbishop, Daniel Sunjata as Joan’s comrade Dunois and Jack Davenport as the wheedling Earl of Warwick.

From New York Times

One of eight large illuminations by the Dunois Master shows her leaving court, demoted, as the poem recounts, to Cruel Woman from Beautiful Lady.

From New York Times