Joan

[ john ]

noun

1. Fair Maid of Kent, 1328–85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II.
2. a fictitious female pope about a.d. 855–858.
3. a female given name.

Joan

/ dʒəʊn /

noun

1. Joan13281385FEnglishPOLITICS: royal family member known as the Fair Maid of Kent. 1328–85, wife of Edward the Black Prince; mother of Richard II
2. Joan, Pope13th century13th centuryFRELIGION: pope Pope legendary female pope, first mentioned in the 13th century: said to have been elected while disguised as a man and to have died in childbirth

Example Sentences

Joan McEwan from Marie Curie told BBC News NI that their research showed that young people wanted "bereavement support and grief education" in schools.

From BBC

"Since luminal cells are believed to be the cells of origin of all of the major types of breast cancer, the fact that these genetic alterations specifically accumulate in luminal cells provides additional support for the hypothesis that these alterations may prime or predispose these cells to cancer development," said co-senior author Dr. Joan Brugge, professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School.

From Science Daily

The novel insight is akin to moving from the maps of the 15th Century era of Joan of Arc and Richard III to what the phone in your pocket can load.

From BBC

A lifetime of showbiz memorabilia and personal items from Eric Morecambe's former home, Brachefield in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, will go up for sale after his widow, Joan, died aged 97, in March.

From BBC

A new episode debuts weekly with the first four providing critical looks at Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Sebastian and Maximilian Kolbe.

From Los Angeles Times