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Meung

British  
/ mœ̃ /

noun

  1. See Jean de Meung

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chopinel, or Jean de Meung, flourished at the court of Philip Le Bel, 823-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Four years after he was in prison at Meung, consigned thither by the Bishop of Orleans, but the king, Louis the Eleventh, set him free.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

The scene with Reason had occupied nearly two thousand lines; that with Amis extends to double that length, so that Jean de Meung had already excelled his predecessor in this respect.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

The 17th Division, on the left wing, marched on Meung, where its artillery opened a combat with that of the enemy.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

As early as 1280 he had completed his translation3 of the Roman de la rose, which he must have commenced in the lifetime of Jean de Meung.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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