Guizot

[ gee-zoh ]

/ giˈzoʊ /

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noun

Fran·çois Pierre Guil·laume

[frahn-swapyergee-yohm], /frɑ̃ˈswa pyɛr giˈyoʊm/, 1787–1874, French historian and statesman.

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How to use Guizot in a sentence

M. Guizot, the chief minister of the king, was as little candid as his master.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The singular dishonesty of M. Guizot and his master startled the politicians of Europe.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Guizot recommended French history, “the history of chivalry,” to painters, as the first and most important source of inspiration.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
The editor has translated almost all the notes of M. Guizot.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

Prime Minister Guizot declined to enter into any of the radical schemes for reform.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for Guizot

Guizot

/ (French ɡizo) /

noun

François Pierre Guillaume (frɑ̃swa pjɛr ɡijom). 1787–1874, French statesman and historian. As chief minister (1840–48), his reactionary policies contributed to the outbreak of the revolution of 1848

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