clocher
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But down south, in French rugby's heartlands l'esprit de clocher - literally 'the spirit of the belltower' - is a thing.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
The clocher or belfry of St. Front is accredited as being one of the most remarkable eleventh-century erections of its kind in any land.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The cathedral of Coutances alone has preserved its central clocher of the thirteenth century, and even there it is not complete; its stone fleche is wanting.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
Even "a sort of chemin de ronde" remains around the clocher, perhaps once provided with a parapet of defence.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
What would correspond to the cathedrals of Noyon and Soissons and the old clocher and fleche of Chartres is lost.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
