Definition of Guise. Meaning of Guise. Synonyms of Guise

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Definition of Guise

Guise
Guise Guise, n. [OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F. guise, fr. OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise. See Wise, n.] 1. Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself. --Chaucer. The swain replied, ``It never was our guise To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.' --Pope. 2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape. As then the guise was for each gentle swain. --Spenser. A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than any which ever yet have overpowered the imagination. --Burke. 3. Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.

Meaning of Guise from wikipedia

- family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. The remains of the medieval castle of Guise, the seat of the Dukes of Guise, is within...
- Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as...
- Henri I de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, Prince of Joinville, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called Le Balafré ('Scarface'),...
- John Guise may refer to: Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet (c.1654–1695), English MP for Gloucestershire Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet (c.1678–1732), English MP...
- Guise is a surname possibly derived from the Guise baronets of England or from Guise, a commune in France. Notable people with the name include: Anthony...
- The House of Guise (/ɡwiːz/ GWEEZ, French: [ɡ(ɥ)iz]; Dutch: Wieze; German: Wiese) was a prominent French noble family that was involved heavily in the...
- Look up guising or guiser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guising, guizing, a guiser or guizer may refer to: Guising, a Scottish and Irish tradition...
- Look up guise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guise is a commune in France. Guise may also refer to: House of Guise, a French ducal family Counts...
- Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (/ɡwiːz/ GWEEZ, French: [ɡ(ɥ)iz]) were titles in the French nobility. Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected...
- François de Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale (17 February 1519 – 24 February 1563), was a French general and...