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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.

Etymologies

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Aquitania +‎ -an

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Examples

  • These units include several vegetation units from Bohn et al. These include areas of lowland to submontane beech and mixed beech forests, lowland to submontane acidophilous oak and mixed oak forests, sub-Mediterranean and meso-supra-Mediterranean downy oak forests, fen and swamp forests, as well as floodplain, estuarine, and freshwater polder vegetation in the Aquitanian Plain, Armorican Massif, Paris Basin, and Netherlands.

    Atlantic mixed forests 2008

  • Sulpicius Severusi an Aquitanian by birth, speaks of the trial, condemnation and punishment of the Priscillian heretics by the secular Court at Treves in the year 389.

    Bolougne-Sur-Mer St. Patrick's Native Town William Fleming

  • In the Aquitanian campaign he was Messalla's _contubernalis_, and had military distinctions conferred on him (see p. 186).

    The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

  • Descended from a distinguished Aquitanian family, he received his instruction from St. Nivard (Nivo), Archbishop of Reims, under whose charge he advaneed rapidly in virtue and learning.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • The University of Bordeaux was founded during the English domination, under King Henry VI, in 1441, by a Bull of Pope Eugenius IV, at the demand of the archbishop's officials, Pierre Berland being at the time archbishop, and of the Aquitanian councillors.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • It was the adoption of the French speech and manners by the Normans, and their steady alliance with the French dukes, which finally determined that the ruling element in Gaul should be Romance and not Teutonic, and that, of its Romance elements, it should be French and not Aquitanian.

    William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

  • The full, systematic carrying out of this idea is found in the tenth century, first in the Lombardic notation, shortly afterwards in the Aquitanian.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

  • Touraine privince of the order, he became a member of the Aquitanian province and still belonged to this latter (without, however, being provincial minister) when he was elected minister general of the order, 10 June, 1329, at the general chapter.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • Aquitaine, he summoned him to disgorge the spoils which he had seized from the Aquitanian lands of certain churches of France.

    Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

  • Charles, though harassed by the intrigues of his incompetent senior, weathered the storm of a new Aquitanian rising; he saw Carloman sink unlamented into an early grave (771) and easily obtained recognition as sole king.

    Medieval Europe 1901

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