Esterhazy

¹ American  

[es-ter-hah-zee, e-ster-a-zee] / ˈɛs tərˌhɑ zi, ɛ stɛr aˈzi /

noun

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

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Esterházy ² American  

[es-ter-hah-zee, es-ter-hah-zi] / ˈɛs tərˌhɑ zi, ˈɛs tɛrˌhɑ zɪ /

noun

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

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Esterházy British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

But Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart, head of the intelligence services, reinvestigated the case in secret and discovered the handwriting on the incriminating message was that of another officer, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy.

From Barron's

When Picquart presented the evidence to the general staff of the French army, he himself was driven out of the military and jailed for a year, while Esterhazy was acquitted.

From Barron's

Another dessert on the Koloman menu is an Esterházy Torte, a Hungarian cake with 13 layers of almond and hazelnut sponge cake.

From Salon

There, following Candide’s advice, he cultivates his garden but also reads Witold Gombrowicz, Peter Esterhazy, Julien Green and Theodor Adorno, listens to the music of Haydn, Schoenberg and Morton Feldman, recalls his friendship with the novelist Harry Mulisch and reflects on life and literature.

From Washington Post

The couple and their son soon moved to Austria, where Frederick, known as “the Moor,” worked as a page to Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy.

From New York Times