noun pl. louis lou′is (-ēz)

noun

Etymology: Fr < OFr Loeis; prob. via ML Ludovicus < OHG Hludowig < Gmc base *hluda-, famous (< base of loud) + *wiga-, war, hence, lit., famous in war; in the form Lewis, sometimes an adaptation of Welsh Llewelyn

1. 778-840; king of France & emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (814-840): son & successor of Charlemagne
3. 1214-70; king of France (1226-70): canonized as Saint Louis, his day is Aug. 25
4. 1423-83; king of France (1461-83): son of Charles VII
5. 1462-1515; king of France (1498-1515)
6. 1601-43; king of France (1610-43): son of Henry IV
7. 1638-1715; king of France (1643-1715): his reign encompassed a period of flourishing Fr. culture: son of Louis XIII: called the Sun King
8. 1710-74; king of France (1715-74): great-grandson of Louis XIV
9. 1754-93; king of France (1774-92): reign marked by the French Revolution: guillotined: grandson of Louis XV
10. 1785-95; titular king of France (1793-95): son of Louis XVI
11. 1755-1824; king of France (1814-15; 1815-24): brother of Louis XVI
12. (lo̵̅o̅′is)
    Louis, Joe (born Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914-81; U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion (1937-49)