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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