Héloïse

[ el-oh-eez; French ey-law-eez ]

noun
  1. 1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.: Compare Abélard.

  2. a female given name, French form of Eloise or Louise.

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Héloïse

/ (ˈɛləʊˌiːz, French elɔiz) /


noun
  1. ?1101–64, pupil, mistress, and wife of Abelard

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