Definition of Yourcenar, Marguerite in English:
Yourcenar, Marguerite
proper nounjuʀs(ə)naʀˈjʊəsənɑː
(1903–87), French writer. Many of her novels are meticulous historical reconstructions, including Mémoires d'Hadrian (1951). Her interest in male homosexuality is reflected in the novel Alexis ou le Traité du vain combat (1929).