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Definition of Agincourt
1. Noun. A battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agincourt
Literary usage of Agincourt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry by Thomas Percy (1887)
"V.—FOR THE VICTORY AT agincourt. THAT our plain and martial ancestors could ...
He spared " for " drede of leste, ne most, Tyl ne come to agincourt coste. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1856)
"Every stanza begins in the same way, with ‘a agincourt, agincourt ;“ and there
are eleven of them, some possessing great spirit and considerable poetical ..."
3. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1903)
"The admirable ballad on the battle of agincourt was evidently struck off at a
heat under the inspiration of the metrical tune in Thomas Hey wood's song, ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1843)
"THE BATTLE ОТ agincourt. " It was a custom in the Roman army, that whenever a
soldier had particularly distinguished himself in the field, and could bring ..."
5. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1872)
"Ix. THE “agincourt” COURT MARTIAL. IN our Chronicle for July was recorded the
stranding of the “agincourt” near Gibraltar. A Court Martial for the trial of ..."
6. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The duke of Burgundy had taken no part whatever in the battle of agincourt ; 2
it was his enemies that brought about that shameful defeat. ..."
7. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1918)
"THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 1415 — HENRY V RETURNS FROM agincourt When Henry V returned
from agincourt in 1415 there was a very fine show indeed. ..."
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