Word info

Boileau

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater.

A village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada.
Former name: Ponsonby (for the municipality until 1993)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Horace or Boileau have said such a thing before you.”-”I take your word for it, but I have used it as my own. May I not have the same correct thought after them, as others may have after me? Jean de La Bruyère

Boileau said that Kings, Gods and Heroes only were fit subjects for literature. The writer can only write about what he admires. John Steinbeck

Another vacancy occurred, however, some months later, and to this Boileau was elected. Source: Internet

In 1674, the highly respected poet and critic Boileau published his Art Poétique which deemed Racine's model of tragedy superior to that of Corneille. Source: Internet

And let’s not forget super mom Tina Boileau. Source: Internet

Back row, from left, are Lyman Hall's Hunter Boileau, Cheshire's Jake Verneris, Cheshire's Griffin Cunningham and Lyman Hall's Chris Blanchard. Source: Internet

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