Froissart

American

[froi-sahrt, frwa-sar] / ˈfrɔɪ sɑrt, frwaˈsar /

noun

Jean 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.

Froissart British

/ frwasar /

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). ?1333–?1400, French chronicler and poet, noted for his Chronique , a vivid history of Europe from 1325 to 1400

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The chronicler Froissart records that both sides saw clearly the Bohemian was at fault, but the French, not desiring to provoke the English during a lull in the Hundred Years’ War, grudgingly excused his behavior.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Hakim Froissart is logistics officer for the WFP in southern Turkey, one of the key people who keeps things running smoothly.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022

“The problem with the internet is that you leave traces,” Mr. Froissart told Europe1 radio on Thursday.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2019

Herodotus wrote his Histories in ancient Greece; Jean Froissart wrote his Chronicles in medieval Europe.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 27, 2015

While reading French he had dwelt especially upon the chroniclers and historians from Froissart down.

From William Hickling Prescott by Peck, Harry Thurston

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