Definition of Jean laffite

1. Noun. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826).

Exact synonyms: Jean Lafitte, Laffite, Lafitte
Generic synonyms: Buccaneer, Pirate, Sea Robber, Sea Rover

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jean Laffite

Jean Baptiste Racine
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
Jean Bernoulli
Jean Caulvin
Jean Cauvin
Jean Chauvin
Jean Cocteau
Jean Edouard Vuillard
Jean Francois Champollion
Jean Francois Millet
Jean Genet
Jean Giraudoux
Jean Harlow
Jean Honore Fragonard
Jean Laffite
Jean Lafitte
Jean Louis Charles Garnier
Jean Luc Godard
Jean Martin Charcot
Jean Monnet
Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Paul Marat
Jean Piaget
Jean Racine
Jean Sibelius
Jean de La Fontaine
Jeanes
Jeanette

Literary usage of Jean laffite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the United States of America During the Second Administration of by Henry Adams (1890)
"... while defying the laws of the United States and the power of the national government.3 The British sloop-of-war brought to jean laffite a letter from ..."

2. History of the United States of America by Henry Adams (1921)
"... while defying the laws of the United States and the power of the national government.8 The British sloop-of-war brought to jean laffite a letter from ..."

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