Montezuma II

[ mon-tuh-zoo-muh ]

/ ˌmɒn təˈzu mə /

noun

c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.

Origin of Montezuma II

< Spanish < Nahuatl Motēuczōmah, Motēcuhzōmah, equivalent to mo- reflexive pronunciation + tēuc(tli) lord, nobleman + zōmah frowned in anger, i.e., the one who became angry like a nobleman

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Examples from the Web for montezuma

Messengers were immediately despatched to Montezuma, with a full account of everything that had passed.
Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia|Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Montezuma, as he was informed of the fate of Cholula, turned pale upon his throne, and trembled in every fibre.
Hernando Cortez|John S. C. Abbott
Cortez now sent to Montezuma, to request him to interpose, as he had done before, between them and his people.
By Right of Conquest|G. A. Henty
On the 29th of April the Essex took the Montezuma, with a cargo of fourteen hundred barrels of whale-oil.
Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs

It was her last discharge, for the next moment she was struck amidships by a torpedo from The Montezuma.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Fergus Hume

British Dictionary definitions for montezuma

Montezuma II

/ (ˌmɒntɪˈzuːmə) /

noun

1466–1520, Aztec emperor of Mexico (?1502–20). He was overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Cortés

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Culture definitions for montezuma

Montezuma

[ (mon-tuh-zooh-muh) ]

An Aztec emperor of the sixteenth century. He was overthrown by the Spanish conquistadores under Hernando Cortés.