CRUSADES
Noun
Crusades
plural of Crusade
Noun
crusades
plural of crusade
Verb
crusades
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crusade
Source: Wiktionary
CRUSADE
Cru*sade" (kr-sd"), n. Etym: [F. croisade, fr. Pr. crozada, or Sp
cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb signifying to take the cross,
mark one's self with a cross, fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken
into English directly fr. Pr. Cf. Croisade, Crosado, and see Cross.]
1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian
powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of
the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.
2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade
against intemperance.
3. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
Cru*sade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crusaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crusading.]
Definition: To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed
manner. "Cease crusading against sense." M. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition