noun
French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
• Syn: ↑Jeanne d'Arc, ↑Joan of Arc
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑military leader, ↑martyr
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a play (1923) by G. B. Shaw.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.