crusaded
Variant of crusade
noun
- any of the military expeditions which Christians undertook from the 11th to the end of the 13th cent. to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
- a vigorous, concerted action for some cause or idea, or against some abuse
Origin of crusade
; from Spanish cruzada, altered after French croisade, both ; from Medieval Latin cruciata ; from past participle of cruciare, to mark with a cross ; from Classical Latin crux, crossRelated Forms:
- crusader
noun
