Langland

[lang-luh nd]

noun

William,1332?–c1400, English poet.

Also Langley.

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Historical Examples of langland

In the midst of these trials and sorrows, Langland had one refuge: his book.
A Literary History of the English People
Jean Jules Jusserand
"Thought" reigns supreme, and does with Langland what he chooses.
A Literary History of the English People
Jean Jules Jusserand
At all such men and at all such things, Langland thunders anathema.
A Literary History of the English People
Jean Jules Jusserand
A friend of hers, a Mrs. Langland, who lives at Gunnersbury, was very kind and helpful.
The Whirlpool
George Gissing
His visit at Mrs. Langland's would extend over another fortnight.
The Whirlpool
George Gissing

British Dictionary definitions for langland

Langland

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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