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Ag⋅in⋅court

[aj-in-kawrt, -kohrt; Fr. a-zhan-koor]
–noun
a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415. 276.
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A·gin·court   (āj'ĭn-kôrt', -kōrt')   
A village of northern France west-northwest of Arras. On October 25, 1415, Henry V of England decisively defeated a much larger French army here. The victory showed the effectiveness of troops equipped with longbows over heavily armored knights.
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