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Peter of Blois

(Encyclopedia) Peter of BloisPeter of Bloisblwä [key], 1135?–1203?, French writer. He was educated in law and theology. From 1167 to 1169 he was tutor to King William II of Sicily. He went (c.1173)…

Peter of Dreux

(Encyclopedia) Peter of Dreux: see Peter I, duke or count of Brittany.

part of speech

(Encyclopedia) part of speech, in traditional English grammar, any one of about eight major classes of words, based on the parts of speech of ancient Greek and Latin. The parts of speech are noun,…