Gisors
Proper noun
Meaning
Gisors
A commune in Eure department, Normandy, France.
Examples
The doors of the church at Gisors (1575) are carved with figures in niches subdivided by classic pilasters superimposed.
The fall of the Château de Gisors to the French in 1196 opened a gap in the Norman defences.
His death threatened to derail the Treaty of Gisors that Philip had orchestrated to isolate the powerful Blois-Champagne faction.
He was dragged out of the river and shut himself up in Gisors.
His first target was the fortress of Gisors, commanded by Gilbert de Vascoeuil, which surrendered without putting up a struggle.
In desperate circumstances, Philip offered a truce so that discussions could begin towards a more permanent peace, with the offer that he would return all of the territories except for Gisors.