Bayard
1Pierre 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.
any man of heroic courage and unstained honor.
a male given name.
Other definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)
a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.
a mock-heroic name for any horse.
(lowercase)Archaic. a bay horse.
Origin of Bayard
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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 PhelpsFour days after, an envelope from Boston was put into Bayards hand.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsWho could say if they had been invited to dedicate Emanuel Bayards chapel?
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsHe waved his thin, long fingers impatiently at Bayards words.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsBayards own people were present in the usual summer evening force and character.
A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbeɪəd) /
a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance
British Dictionary definitions for Bayard (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbeɪəd, French bajar) /
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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