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olivier
/ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ/
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What does olivier mean?
noun
- Ellipsis of Olivier salad.
proper noun
- A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
- A male given name from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ/
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“Olivier, partly from chivalry, partly from policy, seldom encumbered his march with captives,” explained the narrator.
Du Guesclin was attended by the flower of the French nobility, including the Marshal de Beaumanoir, Olivier de Mauny, Bertrand de Saint Pern, and the Viscount de la Belliere, while the Englishman appeared with no more than the customary retinue of two seconds, two squires, two coutilliers, or daggermen, and two trumpeters.
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The most remarkable men, as I have judged by outward appearance (for to judge of them according to my own method, I must penetrate a great deal deeper), for soldiers and military conduct, were the Duc de Guise, who died at Orleans, and the late Marshal Strozzi; and for men of great ability and no common virtue, Olivier and De l’Hospital, Chancellors of France.