Bastide (noun)
bas-teed
(in southern France) a country house.
(historical) A fortified village or town in France.
Early 16th century: via Old French from Provençal bastida.
Example sentences
“The bastides and old churches are characteristic of the South-west.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
