Definitions from Wiktionary (douzeper)
▸ noun: (historical fiction) One of the legendary “twelve peers” or renowned warriors of Charlemagne, the Emperor of the Romans from 800 to 814.
▸ noun: (by extension, historical) One of the twelve nobles granted feudal territories or episcopal sees by the King of France in return for their fealty (namely the Archbishop-Duke of Rheims; the Bishop-Dukes of Laon and Langres; the Bishop-Counts of Beauvais, Chalons, and Noyon, the Dukes of Normandy, Burgundy, and Aquitaine; and the Counts of Toulouse, Flanders and Champagne).
▸ noun: (by extension) A person considered to be like or in the model of Charlemagne’s peers; someone considered a great hero or paladin.
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▸ noun: (historical fiction) One of the legendary “twelve peers” or renowned warriors of Charlemagne, the Emperor of the Romans from 800 to 814.
▸ noun: (by extension, historical) One of the twelve nobles granted feudal territories or episcopal sees by the King of France in return for their fealty (namely the Archbishop-Duke of Rheims; the Bishop-Dukes of Laon and Langres; the Bishop-Counts of Beauvais, Chalons, and Noyon, the Dukes of Normandy, Burgundy, and Aquitaine; and the Counts of Toulouse, Flanders and Champagne).
▸ noun: (by extension) A person considered to be like or in the model of Charlemagne’s peers; someone considered a great hero or paladin.
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douzepeer,
duodecimvirate,
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twelve godfathers,
Dirty Dozen,
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