Sigismund

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

/ ˈsɪdʒ ɪs mənd, ˈsɪg ɪs-; German ˈzi gɪsˌmʊnt /

noun

1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor 1411–37.

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Examples from the Web for sigismund

The boy disappeared upon this, grumbling sulkily; and Sigismund opened a door leading into a parlour.
The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon
This superiority, however, Sigismund refused to surrender, and war broke out between uncle and nephew.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
When the news of the disaster in Moscow reached Sigismund he sent the delegates and hostages as prisoners to Marienburg.
The Story of Moscow|Wirt Gerrare
I was making Sigismund acquainted with my father's wishes, when he met my confidence by the avowal which I have just related.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper

Sigismund was now the lawful King of Bohemia, and he came to claim his inheritance.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II|Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for sigismund

Sigismund

/ (ˈsɪɡɪsmənd) /

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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