HyperDic: fifth_crusade

English > 1 sense of the expression Fifth Crusade:
NOUNactFifth Crusadea Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension / dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
English > Fifth Crusade: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension / dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered.
Instance ofCrusadeAny of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

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