Chrétien

[ krey-tyen; French krey-tyan ]

/ kreɪˈtyɛn; French kreɪˈtyɛ̃ /

Jean,born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.

Example sentences from the Web for chretien

Chretien de Troyes has Yvain and Gawain fighting anonymously for hours without stopping until night forces them to draw back.

The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat |Steven Isaac |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Chretien government won three successive majority governments in 1993, 1997 and 2001.

David's Bookclub: Northern Light |David Frum |October 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
To have included this poem, of which he wrote less than one-third, in the works of Chretien would have been unjust to him.

Four Arthurian Romances |Chretien DeTroyes
So we leave Chretien to speak across the ages for himself and his generation.

Four Arthurian Romances |Chretien DeTroyes

Chretien de Troyes wrote in Champagne during the third quarter of the twelfth century.

Four Arthurian Romances |Chretien DeTroyes
"Cliges" contains the body of Chretien's doctrine of love, while Lancelot is his most perfect lover.

Four Arthurian Romances |Chretien DeTroyes
"Lancelot" must be the keystone of any theory constructed concerning the moral evolution of Chretien.

Four Arthurian Romances |Chretien DeTroyes

Chrétien

/ (French kretjɛ̃) /

(Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)