Perche

[ pairsh; French persh ]

noun

1. a former division of N France.

Example Sentences

The Count of Perche was slain by a sword-thrust through the eyehole of his helmet.

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He was as good as his word, when, on ascending the throne of Brittany, the Earl of Perche became his vassal.

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A halt under the rain and quarters at Sivry-la-Perche, in a barn with green doors like all those on the Meuse.

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On the Beauport coast might be seen the residences of many of the settlers who arrived from the province of Perche in 1634.

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The forests in Le Perche are reckoned the most extensive in France, and every where abound with vast quantities of game.

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