Manuel I

/ maˈnwel /

noun

1. called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East

Example Sentences

Its construction began in 1501 as King Manuel I’s biggest prestige project.

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Manuel: I think that it empowers what we do.

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“Fear not, Manuel. I have food.”

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Manuel Buchwald commits the cardinal sin of asking about the promotion/relegation issue in Major League Soccer — no thank you, Manuel: I’m not poking that hornets’ nest — but rectifies it by wondering if “owners of rich clubs in Europe would like to create a similar cartel there?”

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Later, under Portuguese King Manuel I, a big conventional church was added.

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