Crispin Definition

krĭspĭn
noun

(humorous, dated) A shoemaker.

Wiktionary

A variety of apple, the Mutsu.

Wiktionary
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • St. Crispin
  • Saint Crispin
pronoun
A male given name.
Wiktionary

A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint (brother of Crispinian); patron saint of cobblers and tanners.

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Other Word Forms of Crispin

Noun

Singular:
Crispin
Plural:
crispins

Origin of Crispin

  • Latin Crispinus, derivative of the Roman family name Crispus "curly".

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Crispin Sentence Examples

  • At Troyes, where the gild of St Crispin was reconstituted as late as 1820, an annual festival is celebrated in the church of St Urban.

  • The chief authority is the Vita Lanfranci by Milo Crispin, who was precentor at Bec and died in 1149.

  • Milo drew largely upon the Vita Herluini, composed by Gilbert Crispin, abbot of Westminster.

  • Early on the 25th, St Crispin's day, Henry arrayed his little army (about r000 men-at-arms, 6000 archers, and a few thousands of other foot).

  • If local tradition may be believed, it was visited by the apostle Paul, who converted his hostess Santa Xantippa; and, according to one version of his life, it was the see of the famous St Crispin in the 3rd century.

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Words Starting With

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