Esterhazy

¹

[es-ter-hah-zee, e-ster-a-zee]

noun

1. Marie Charles Ferdinand Walsin 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.

Esterházy

²

[es-ter-hah-zee, es-ter-hah-zi]

noun

1. Prince Miklós József 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.

Esterházy

/ ˈɛstəˌhɑːzɪ /

noun

1. a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)