Meaning of Outremer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade.
   historical
2. An area beyond the sea.

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Examples

“After the capture of Jerusalem, the genuine pilgrims had begun to trickle home; the Franks who remained in Outremer (as the Crusader lands in the Middle East had come to be called) were military adventurers, now out for what they could get.”

“Life for ordinary barons in Outremer Jerusalem was probably better than for kings in Europe, where even potentates wore unlaundered wool and lived in bare-stone draughty keeps with rough furniture.”

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