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Definition of Black prince
1. Noun. Son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Prince
Literary usage of Black prince
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1903)
"black prince. The sobriquet of Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, from
the black armour which he habitually wore. Black Rent. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"On the frontispiece was an engraving of a rare seal of Edward the black prince,
which the courtesy of Mr. Hearne, the publisher, has recently put into our ..."
3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... them of their lost possessions there, and the glorious deeds of the Black
Prince and other national heroes, aroused the English love of warfare. ..."
4. Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1901)
"One was the coronation of the black prince as Prince of Wales; ... The Black
Prince was created Prince of Wales by his father, Edward III., in May, 1343. ..."
5. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1903)
"black prince. The sobriquet of Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, from
the black armour which he habitually wore. Black Rent. ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"On the frontispiece was an engraving of a rare seal of Edward the black prince,
which the courtesy of Mr. Hearne, the publisher, has recently put into our ..."
7. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... them of their lost possessions there, and the glorious deeds of the Black
Prince and other national heroes, aroused the English love of warfare. ..."
8. Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1901)
"One was the coronation of the black prince as Prince of Wales; ... The Black
Prince was created Prince of Wales by his father, Edward III., in May, 1343. ..."
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