1. Gascony - Noun
2. Gascony - Proper noun
a region of southwestern France
Source: WordNetAt the time of Dingley’s disappearance, she had been on a monthlong solo trek while her partner, Dan Colegate, stayed on a farm in Gascony, France, according to the BBC. Source: Internet
Following the loss of Gascony to the French in 1453, imports of wine were also sometimes embargoed during wars to try and deprive the French of the revenues that could be earned from their main export. Source: Internet
Further armies were sent to Brittany and Gascony in 1345, and Edward himself crossed the Channel in 1346 with 10,000 men — an enormous army by contemporary standards. Source: Internet
In Gascony and in Basque country alluvial floodplains along a river are called barthe (from the gascon barta) Downstream from this point the river has shaped a large bed in the sand dunes creating a significant bottleneck at the confluence. Source: Internet
In Poitou the ex-provost of Benon, Peter Bertin, was made seneschal, and finally in Gascony the household official Helie de La Celle was picked for the seneschalship there. Source: Internet
Gascon lords also surrendered, and Aquitaine and Gascony were finally fully subdued by the Franks. Source: Internet