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Medici

[ med-i-chee; Italian me-dee-chee ]

noun

  1. Catherine de'. Catherine de Médicis.
  2. Cos·mo or Co·si·mo de' [kawz, -maw, kaw, -zee-maw de], the Elder, 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of art and literature.
  3. Cosmo or Cosimo de' the Great, 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany.
  4. Gio·van·ni de' [jaw-, vahn, -nee de]. Leo X.
  5. Giu·lio de' [joo, -lyaw de]. Clement VII.
  6. Lo·ren·zo de' [law-, ren, -tsaw de], Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1449–92, poet and patron of the arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (father of Leo X).
  7. Ma·ri·a de' [m, uh, -, ree, -, uh, d, uh, mah-, ree, -ah de]. Marie de Médicis.


Medici

/ ˈmɛdɪtʃɪ; ˈmɛːditʃi; məˈdiːtʃɪ /

noun

  1. an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including
  2. Catherine de' (kaˈtriːn de). See Catherine de' Medici
  3. MediciCosimo I15191574MItalianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Cosimo I (ˈkɔːzimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74)
  4. MediciCosimo de'13891464MItalianBUSINESS: bankerPOLITICS: statesmanARTS AND CRAFTS: patron Cosimo de' , known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)
  5. Giovanni de', (dʒoˈvanni de). See Leo X
  6. Giulio de' (ˈdʒuːljo de). See Clement VII
  7. MediciLorenzo de'14491492MItalianPOLITICS: statesmanWRITING: poetMISC: scholarARTS AND CRAFTS: patron Lorenzo de' (loˈrɛntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449–92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469–92) and first patron of Michelangelo
  8. Maria de' (maˈriːa de). See Maria de' Medici
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Medici

  1. A family of skilled politicians and patrons of the arts who lived in Florence , Italy , during the Renaissance . ( See Lorenzo de Medici .)


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Notes

The family produced two queens of France : Catherine, in the sixteenth century, and Marie, in the seventeenth.
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Other Words From

  • Med·i·ce·an [med-i-, see, -, uh, n, ‑-, chee, -, uh, n], adjective
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Example Sentences

We can let another tyrant, not worth a fig compared to the Medici, have the last word.

Medici was given a 10-year sentence for dealing in stolen artifacts.

Picard says Bank Medici and more than 30 hedge funds controlled by Kohn actually did nothing but funnel money to Madoff.

In fact, Bank Medici amounted to a “rogue branch” of Bank Austria, which also was a minority owner.

Lennon is not the only pen honoree: Montblanc has created ones for Lorenzo de Medici, J.P. Morgan, and Mark Twain.

Lorenzo de Medici's accountants valued it once at a hundred times the price of their master's finest oil painting.

Notwithstanding its wealth, the house of the Medici was eclipsed on this occasion by the court of France.

Nearly all the first Medici had natural children, whose careers were invariably brilliant.

Her idolatry for Francois I. saved the house of the Medici from all suspicion when the dauphin was poisoned.

He had seen the arrival at the French court of the young girl Catherine de' Medici, then scarcely fifteen years of age.

Catherine de' Medici, seeing a chance of support to her policy in a national representation, joyfully agreed to it.

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