Tancred

[ tang-krid ]

/ ˈtæŋ krɪd /

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noun

1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.

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How to use Tancred in a sentence

"Lead Iftikhar Eddauleh this way," raged Tancred, his green eyes fired with his wrath.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Soon as the alarm was spread, Prince Tancred, who was near Cefalu, took ships and followed after the pirate's two vessels.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Richard saw Tancred riding back within the lines bareheaded and bloody, his lance broken.
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In a sortie Bohemond the crafty and brave was wounded; Tancred's and Godfrey's valor ended in repulse.
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Tancred of Montacute knelt down on the sacred soil, and bowed his head in prayer.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tancred

Tancred

/ (ˈtæŋkrɪd) /

noun

died 1112, Norman hero of the First Crusade, who played a prominent part in the capture of Jerusalem (1099)

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