- Transfretation
- Transfretation Trans`fre*ta"tion, n. [L. transfretatio. See {Transfrete}.] The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Obs.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
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transfretation — noun a passage over a strait of narrow sea See Also: fret, fretum, transfrete … Wiktionary
Transfretation — Modern term for the crossing of the Channel by English mon archs in this period; based on the 12c Latin transfretatio = crossing the sea. [< Lat. trans = across + fretum = a strait or narrow sea] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
transfretation — … Useful english dictionary
transfrete — verb To cross a channel or narrow sea. The marquesse then of Monferrato, a citye in Italy, beynge a gentleman of great prowesse and valiance, was appointed to transfrete the seas in a generall passage made by the Christians, wyth an huge armie… … Wiktionary
Ultra mare — Lit. across the sea , i.e. the continent or most particularly the Holy Land. Cf. Transfretation … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
