Philippe Drouet
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The ballad tells how young Dunois followed his lord tp Syria, and prayed the Virgin "that he might prove the bravest
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Philippe Drouet” mean?
The ballad tells how young Dunois followed his lord tp Syria, and prayed the Virgin "that he might prove the bravest
Is “Philippe Drouet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.