Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; 
 she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431); 
[syn: Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Saint Joan]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Joan of Arc
    n 1: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious
         visions to organize French resistance to the English and to
         have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for
         heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: Jeanne
         d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Saint Joan]