MONTFORT

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• MONTFORT (noun)
  The noun MONTFORT has 1 sense:

1. an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

  Familiarity information: MONTFORT used as a noun is very rare.

• MONTFORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Earl of Leicester; Montfort; Simon de Montfort

Instance hypernyms:

earl (a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount)

 Context examples 

The deeds of black Agnes of Dunbar, of Lady Salisbury and of the Countess of Montfort, were still fresh in the public minds.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)