Joan
Americannoun
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Fair Maid of Kent, 1328–85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II.
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a fictitious female pope about a.d. 855–858.
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a female given name.
noun
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known as the Fair Maid of Kent. 1328–85, wife of Edward the Black Prince; mother of Richard II
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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
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“A lot of people didn’t take him seriously and saw him as a comedian,” said Joan Robbins, Allen’s first employee, who has stayed on for 32 years as president of talent relations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
But so much of American public discourse, over the last decade or so, has involved refusing to “observe the observable,” in Joan Didion’s famous phrase.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Ruth's mother Joan also cared for Dennis before his death at their family home in Cornwall, before they later moved to be closer to Ruth.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Organized in roughly reverse-chronological order by curator Katherine Brinson with support from Charlotte Youkilis and Bellara Huang, the solo show opens with a surprise courtesy of an unlikely source: Joan Miró.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Joan dressed herself in men’s clothes and set off to Chinon with six men-at-arms at her side.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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