Retz

[ rets; French rets ]

noun

1. Gilles de La·val [zheel d, uh, l, a, -, val], Baron de, 1404?–40, French marshal: executed for child murder.
2. Jean Fran·çois Paul de Gon·di [zhah, n, f, r, ah, n, -, swa, pawl d, uh, gaw, n, -, dee], Cardinal de, 1614–79, French politician and clergyman.

Retz

/ rets /

noun

1. Gilles de Retz
   RetzGilles de See Rais

Example Sentences

Elisa Pilarski, 29, was found dead on Saturday in Retz forest, about 55 miles north-east of Paris, after taking one of her own dogs for a walk.

From The Guardian

The woman’s body was found on Saturday by her companion in the forest of Retz, northeast of Paris, where she was walking one of her dogs.

From Washington Times

The woman’s body was found on Saturday by her companion in the forest of Retz, northeast of Paris, where she was walking one of her dogs.

From Seattle Times

Giles de Retz had been found to have no less than a ton of children’s bones, calcined, in his castle, after having murdered them at the rate of twelve score a year for nine years.

From Literature

State Auditor Lynn Retz said Wisconsin, which has released 118 patients from its program since 1994, estimates that between 3 percent and 5 percent of those discharged end up returning to prison or treatment for additional offenses.

From Washington Times