Froissart

[ froi-sahrt; French frwa-sar ]

noun

1. Jean [zhah, n], 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.

Froissart

/ frwasar /

noun

1. FroissartJean?1333?1400MFrenchHISTORY: chroniclerWRITING: poet Jean (ʒɑ̃). ?1333–?1400, French chronicler and poet, noted for his Chronique , a vivid history of Europe from 1325 to 1400

Example Sentences

The chronicler Froissart records that both sides saw clearly the Bohemian was at fault, but the French, not desiring to provoke the English during a lull in the Hundred Years’ War, grudgingly excused his behavior.

From Salon

Hakim Froissart is logistics officer for the WFP in southern Turkey, one of the key people who keeps things running smoothly.

From BBC

The Flemish chronicler Froissart wrote that here saddles were “all rotten and broken, and most part of their horses hurt on their backs… nor they had nothing to make fire but green boughs, the which would not burn because of the rain.”

From Salon

And while the internet has made it easier to debunk hoaxes, it can also reignite those that would otherwise have died down, said Pascal Froissart, a sociologist at the Université Paris 8 who has specialized in the study of rumors.

From New York Times

“The problem with the internet is that you leave traces,” Mr. Froissart told Europe1 radio on Thursday.

From New York Times