Definition of Gascony

1. Noun. A region of southwestern France.

Exact synonyms: Gascogne
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region

Definition of Gascony

1. Proper noun. A former region of France that was eliminated during the (w French revolution). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gascony

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Gary Stus
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Gasbarian
Gasbaryan
Gascogne
Gascoigne
Gascoine
Gascon
Gascon Occitan
Gasconade
Gasconaded
Gasconades
Gasconading
Gascons
Gascony (current term)
Gascoyne
Gasherbrum
Gaskell
Gaskell's bridge
Gaskell's clamp
Gaspar
Gasparian
Gasparyan
Gaspesian
Gaspesians
Gasterophilidae
Gasterophilus
Gasterophilus intestinalis

Literary usage of Gascony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"Either Gascony must fall away altogether, or stronger measures must be ... In this extremity Henry made Simon of Montfort seneschal or governor of Gascony, ..."

2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The disastrous campaign of Taillebourg lessened the prestige of the duke, and Henry quitted Gascony without so much as attempting to settle its affairs. ..."

3. The History of England from the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"The disastrous campaign of Taillebourg lessened the prestige of the duke, and Henry quitted Gascony without so much as attempting to settle its affairs. ..."

4. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"How the king of Spain laid claim to Gascony. Alphonso, king of Spain, learning that Simon, earl of Leicester, had left Gascony, and resigned his charter for ..."

5. The Dawn of the Constitution: Or, The Reigns of Henry III and Edward I (A. D by James Henry Ramsay (1908)
"At the Epiphany, 1251, he landed in England in rather sorry plight, having in fact been driven out of Gascony. He told the King that he had exhausted his ..."

6. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"Either Gascony must fall away altogether, or stronger measures must be ... In this extremity Henry made Simon of Montfort seneschal or governor of Gascony, ..."

7. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The disastrous campaign of Taillebourg lessened the prestige of the duke, and Henry quitted Gascony without so much as attempting to settle its affairs. ..."

8. The History of England from the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"The disastrous campaign of Taillebourg lessened the prestige of the duke, and Henry quitted Gascony without so much as attempting to settle its affairs. ..."

9. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"How the king of Spain laid claim to Gascony. Alphonso, king of Spain, learning that Simon, earl of Leicester, had left Gascony, and resigned his charter for ..."

10. The Dawn of the Constitution: Or, The Reigns of Henry III and Edward I (A. D by James Henry Ramsay (1908)
"At the Epiphany, 1251, he landed in England in rather sorry plight, having in fact been driven out of Gascony. He told the King that he had exhausted his ..."

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