Guyenne

[ gwee-yen ]

/ gwiˈyɛn /

Guienne.

Definition for guyenne (2 of 2)

Guienne

[ gwee-yen ]

/ gwiˈyɛn /

a former province in SW France.

The men were all well mounted, and would not delay; and when once across the frontier of Guyenne, no escort would be needed.

The Chaplet of Pearls |Charlotte M. Yonge
I will relate a story on this subject respecting a bourgeoise of Guyenne and the Sire de Beaumanoir.

Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period |Paul Lacroix
The conquest of Guyenne, which was undertaken immediately after that of Normandy, was at the outset more easy and more speedy.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
The father of Agrippa d'Aubign was, as his son informs us, one of the commissioners sent on this occasion to Guyenne.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots |Henry Baird

She kept up her relation with the family of Montaigne, and went on a visit to them in Guyenne, where she remained fifteen months.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIV, May 1852, Vol. IV |Various

Guyenne

/ (French ɡɥijɛn) /

a variant spelling of Guienne

Guienne

/ (French ɡɥijɛn) /

a former province of SW France: formed, with Gascony, the duchy of Aquitaine during the 12th century