croisade

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noun

A crusade; a holy war.

OriginFrench croisade →
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Meanings

nouncroisade (plural croisades)

plural croisades

  1. obsoleteA crusade; a holy war.

Origin

  1. Frenchcroisade
  2. Englishcroisade

Borrowed from French croisade c. 1575.

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APA

croisade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croisade

MLA

“croisade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croisade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “croisade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croisade.

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