philip of valois

1. 1.

   king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)

   SynonymsPhilip VI

   Broaderking

Questions about philip of valois

What does philip of valois mean?

philip of valois means "king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)".

What is another word for philip of valois?

Close synonyms include Philip VI. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is philip of valois a common word?

philip of valois is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.