Commines

[ kaw-meen ]

/ kɔˈmin /

Phi·lippe de

[fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/. Comines, Philippe de.

Definition for commines (2 of 2)

Comines

[ kaw-meen ]

/ kɔˈmin /

Phi·lippe de

[fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/,1445?–1511?, French historian and diplomat.

Commines and Bouchage together had told him about the defeat of Morat and had each received two hundred silver marks.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam
Another version of this omen of the dove will be found in the extracts from Commines hereafter.

The Boke of Noblesse |Unknown
The real spur was probably—as opined by Commines—cowardice; for, says that Frenchman, "Jamais homme cruel ne fut hardi."

The Life of Cesare Borgia |Raphael Sabatini
"I'm going to spend the evening in the headquarters of my own regiment in Commines," the Hauptmann explains.

Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany |Edward Lyell Fox

The young Commines is surprised that Paris and her environs were rich enough to feed so many men.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam

Commines

/ (French kɔmin) /

a variant spelling of (Philippe de) Comines

Comines

/ (French kɔmin) /

Philippe de (filip də). ?1447–?1511, French diplomat and historian, noted for his Mémoires (1489–98)