douzeper (English, noun)
expansion: douzeper (plural douzepers)
expansion: (rare, chiefly in the plural)
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glosses: One of the legendary “twelve peers” or renowned warriors of Charlemagne, the Emperor of the Romans from 800 to 814.
tags: historical
in-plural
rare
glosses: One of the twelve nobles granted feudal territories or episcopal sees by the King of France in return for their fealty (namely the Archbishop-Duke of Rheims; the Bishop-Dukes of Laon and Langres; the Bishop-Counts of Beauvais, Chalons, and Noyon, the Dukes of Normandy, Burgundy, and Aquitaine; and the Counts of Toulouse, Flanders and Champagne).
tags: broadly
historical
in-plural
rare
glosses: A person considered to be like or in the model of Charlemagne’s peers; someone considered a great hero or paladin.
tags: broadly
in-plural
rare
Forms:
form: douzepers
tags: plural
form: douzepeer
tags: alternative
form: doucepere
tags: alternative
form: douzepere
tags: alternative