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Lyautey

[ lyoh-te ]

/ lyoʊˈtɛ /

noun

Louis Hu·bert Gon·zalve

[lwee y-ber gawn-zalv] /lwi üˈbɛr gɔ̃ˈzalv/,1854–1934, French marshal: resident general of Morocco 1912–16, 1917–25.

Example sentences from the Web for lyautey

Such were the problems that General Lyautey found awaiting him.

In Morocco |Edith Wharton
General Lyautey is quoted as having said that "a work-shop is worth a battalion."

In Morocco |Edith Wharton
When the war broke out General Lyautey indeed tried for a time to keep him at his side.

Fields of Victory |Mrs. Humphry Ward
A moment later General Lyautey and his staff were riding in at the gates below us.

In Morocco |Edith Wharton

Such were the swift and brilliant results of General Lyautey's intervention.

In Morocco |Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for lyautey

Lyautey

/ (French ljotɛ) /

noun

Louis Hubert Gonzalve (lwi ybɛr ɡɔ̃zalv). 1854–1934, French marshal and colonial administrator; resident general in Morocco (1912–25)