Joan

[john]

noun

1. Fair Maid of Kent, 1328–85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II.

2. a fictitious female pope about a.d. 855–858.

3. a female given name.

Joan

/ dʒəʊn /

noun

1. known as the Fair Maid of Kent. 1328–85, wife of Edward the Black Prince; mother of Richard II

2. Pope legendary female pope, first mentioned in the 13th century: said to have been elected while disguised as a man and to have died in childbirth

Example Sentences

"I slowly learned that plays work best if you let them have some blood heat, and not simply be exciting exchanges of witty ideas," he told Joan Bakewell in a revealing interview in 2002.

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"I always wanted to know about a lot of things, but not particularly deeply," he told Joan Bakewell.

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Barca goalkeeper Joan Garcia made a superb save to deny Calebe a few minutes before the hosts took the lead.

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Project director Joan McAlpine said a revived Ellisland could provide a major economic boost for the area.

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Joan thinks it’s a nice thing to do, while Larry believes it’s newfangled and useless.

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