Bayard

1
[ bey-erd; for 1 also French ba-yar ]

noun
  1. Pierre Ter·rail [pyerte-ra-yuh], /pyɛr tɛˈra yə/, Sei·gneur de [se-nyœrduh], /sɛˈnyœr də/, "the knight without fear and without reproach", 1473–1524, heroic French soldier.

  2. any man of heroic courage and unstained honor.

  1. a male given name.

Other definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)

Bayard2
[ bey-erd ]

noun
  1. a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.

  2. a mock-heroic name for any horse.

  1. (lowercase)Archaic. a bay horse.

Origin of Bayard

2
1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French; see bay5, -ard

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How to use Bayard in a sentence

  • His nearest friend might have said of Bayards eyes, They are hazel, and said no more.

    A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • Four days after, an envelope from Boston was put into Bayards hand.

    A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • Who could say if they had been invited to dedicate Emanuel Bayards chapel?

    A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • He waved his thin, long fingers impatiently at Bayards words.

    A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
  • Bayards own people were present in the usual summer evening force and character.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (1 of 2)

Bayard1

/ (ˈbeɪəd) /


noun
  1. a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance

British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)

Bayard2

/ (ˈbeɪəd, French bajar) /


noun
  1. Chevalier de (ʃəvalje də), original name Pierre de Terrail ?1473–1524, French soldier, known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche (the fearless and irreproachable knight)

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