Saxe

[ saks ]

noun

1. Comte Her·mann Mau·rice de [kawnt, er-, man, maw-, rees, d, uh], 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
2. French name of Saxony.

Saxe

¹

/ saks /

noun

1. See Saxony
   the French name for Saxony

Saxe

²

/ saks /

noun

1. SaxeHermann Maurice, comte de16961750MFrenchGermanMILITARY: general Hermann Maurice (ɛrman mɔris), comte de Saxe. 1696–1750, French marshal born in Saxony: he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

Example Sentences

The final stage of the war opened with considerable Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.

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Two days after their arrival in Brussels, Maurice de Saxe made his entry into the city.

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A question which has naturally given rise to a good deal of conjecture is the conduct of Maurice de Saxe on this occasion.

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This was a few years after the Chevalier de Saxe died, yet the magician readily agreed to comply with the request.

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Amusette, am-ū-zėt′, n. a light field-gun invented by Marshal Saxe.

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