Sigismund

[sij-is-muh nd, sig-is-; German zee-gis-moo nt]

noun

1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor 1411–37.

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Historical Examples of sigismund

Their acknowledgment of him came after Sigismund's, after—long after—my denunciation.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
Would Sigismund of Poland have acknowledged him had he been what you say?
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
Sigismund swore that nothing should induce him to abandon the unhappy ladies.
Two Penniless Princesses
Charlotte M. Yonge
King Sigismund sat on the throne, Princes flanking him on either side.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
At those words, said the story in later years, King Sigismund blushed.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for sigismund

Sigismund

noun

1368–1437, king of Hungary (1387–1437) and of Bohemia (1419–37); Holy Roman Emperor (1411–37). He helped to end the Great Schism in the Church; implicated in the death of Huss

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Word Origin and History for sigismund

Sigismund

masc. proper name, from German, literally "protection through victory," from Old High German sigu "victory" (see Siegfried) + munt "hand, protection," from PIE *man- "hand" (see manual (adj.)).