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. Joan13281385FEnglishPOLITICS: royal family member known as the Fair Maid of Kent. 1328–85, wife of Edward the Black Prince; mother of Richard II
2. Joan, Pope13th century13th centuryFRELIGION: pope 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

In the third novel by the author of “Chemistry” and “Joan Is Okay,” Keru and Nate, an interracial, young professional couple, host their parents on consecutive vacations at a rented beach house in New England and a Catskills bungalow.

From New York Times

"There have been studies that have found total PM2.5 is related to people developing dementia, but no one had looked specifically at wildfire PM2.5," said lead author Joan Casey, a UW associate professor of environmental & occupational health sciences.

From Science Daily

Juvenal’s disdain is a patriarchal shudder that has been repeated throughout history, aimed even at clothed woman warriors — Boudicca in the first century, Hua Mulan in the fourth, Tomoe Gozen in the 12th, Joan of Arc in the 15th and Ronda Rousey in the 21st.

From Salon

Nearly 600 years after Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy and wearing men’s military attire, Judo Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey was nearly barred from entering the UFC, America's behemoth mixed martial arts league.

From Salon

Joan McEwan from Marie Curie told BBC News NI that their research showed that young people wanted "bereavement support and grief education" in schools.

From BBC