Esterhazy: Meaning and Definition of

Es•ter•ha•zy

Pronunciation: (es'tur-hä"zē Fr. e-ster-a-zē'), [key]
  1. 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.

Es•ter•há•zy

Pronunciation: (es'tur-hä"zē Hung. es'ter-hä"zi), [key]
  1. 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.
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