Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Our present-day conception of an orc or ork is one of a race of mythical humanoid creatures, generally described as brutish, aggressive and repulsive, stemming from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, where orcs contrast with the benevolent Elvish race.
1 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757â1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general. 2  Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name.  La Fayette, Alabama, a city.
France, for instance, had first possessed Louisiana by exploratory claim, then lost it to the English. Spain later obtained control of it, but then ceded it to the French for considerations on the European mainland. When the United States contacted France about the purchase of New Orleansâessential if the trans-Appalachian states were to thriveâNapoleonâs representatives instead offered all of the Territory. Although controversial, Jefferson quickly agreed and more than doubled the size of the United States in the process. The purchase also solidified Americaâs place as a growing power and challenge to the British, something Napoleon was doubtless aware of and encouraged. Address: 612 East Boulevard Ave.