Langland

[ lang-luh nd ]

/ ˈlæŋ lənd /

noun

William,1332?–c1400, English poet.

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Example sentences from the Web for langland

Langland, enumerating the good deeds which will win pardon for the merchant, bids him “marie maydens or maken hem nonnes”.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
Mrs. Langland and one of her daughters called; they thought Mrs. Rolfe rather absent-minded, but noticed nothing else.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
A friend of hers, a Mrs. Langland, who lives at Gunnersbury, was very kind and helpful.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
It was an age of comparative social contentment, in strong contrast with the days of Langland.
English Literature|William J. Long

I am right glad, said Langland; I had been a churlish host to give thee but only beans.
Long Will|Florence Converse

British Dictionary definitions for langland

Langland

/ (ˈlæŋlənd) /

noun

William. ?1332–?1400, English poet. The allegorical religious poem in alliterative verse, The Vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, is attributed to him

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