Port Royal

noun

1. a village in southern South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
2. a historic town on southeastern Jamaica at the entrance to Kingston harbor: a former capital of Jamaica.
3. former name of Annapolis Royal.

Port Royal

noun

1. a fortified town in SE Jamaica, at the entrance to Kingston harbour: capital of Jamaica in colonial times
2. See Annapolis Royal
   the former name (until 1710) of Annapolis Royal
3. pɔr rwajal an educational institution about 27 km (17 miles) west of Paris that flourished from 1638 to 1704, when it was suppressed by papal bull as it had become a centre of Jansenism. Its teachers were noted esp for their work on linguistics: their Grammaire générale et raisonnée exercised much influence

Example Sentences

The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.

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In this Isthmus is port royal, where we are now sojourning, lying on the parallel of 44 40'.

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And indeed such is about all we are accomplishing, even here at Port Royal, until we have learned the language.

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Et au partir de l tira ledit Sieur au Port Royal lieu de son habitation.

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And, leaving there, the Sieur sailed for Port Royal, the place of his residence.

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