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matilda

1 American  
[muh-til-duh] / məˈtɪl də /

noun

Australian.

  1. swag.

Matilda 2 American  
[muh-til-duh, mah-teel-dah] / məˈtɪl də, mɑˈtil dɑ /

noun

  1. Also called Maud.  1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).

  2. Military. a 26½-ton British tank of early World War II, having a crew of four and armed with a 40 mm gun.

  3. Also Matilde a female given name.

Matilda 1 British  
/ məˈtɪldə /

noun

  1. a bushman's swag

  2. to travel the road carrying one's swag

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Matilda 2 British  
/ məˈtɪldə /

noun

  1. known as the Empress Maud. 1102–67, only daughter of Henry I of England and wife of Geoffrey of Anjou. After her father's death (1135) she unsuccessfully waged a civil war with Stephen for the English throne; her son succeeded as Henry II

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Etymology

Origin of matilda

First recorded in 1890–95; special use of proper name Matilda

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