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Hé•lo•ïse
Pronunciation: (el'ō-ēz"; Fr. ā-lô-ēz'), [key]—
n.
1. 1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard. Cf.
Abélard.
2. a female given name, French form of
Eloise or
Louise. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.