Esterhazy

[es-ter-hah-zee; French e-ster-a-zee]

noun

Ma·rie Charles Fer·di·nand Wal·sin

[ma-ree sharl fer-dee-nahn val-san] /maˈri ʃarl fɛr diˈnɑ̃ valˈsɛ̃/, 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.

Esterházy

[es-ter-hah-zee; Hungarian es-ter-hah-zi]

noun

Prince Mi·klós Jó·zsef

[mi-klohsh yoh-zhef] /ˈmɪ kloʊʃ ˈyoʊ ʒɛf/, 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.

Also Es·ter·ha·zy.

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Historical Examples of esterhazy

Gone with the little courts that nurtured them—gone with Esterhazy and Weimar.
Howards End
E. M. Forster
Call it, for the sake of piquancy, "Beethoven and Esterhazy."
Old Fogy
James Huneker
"There are many girls who determine on their own fall," said Esterhazy.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two
Harriette Wilson
"She might just as well be in the East Indies," said Esterhazy.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two
Harriette Wilson
I have had two other conversations with Esterhazy at different times.
The Greville Memoirs
Charles C. F. Greville

British Dictionary definitions for esterhazy

Esterházy

noun

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)

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