[kahr-noh; Fr. kar-noh] 
| 1. | La⋅zare Ni⋅co⋅las Mar⋅gue⋅rite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] , 1753–1823, French general and statesman. |
| 2. | (Ma⋅rie François) Sa⋅di [muh-ree fran-swah sad-ee; Fr. ma-ree frahn-swa sa-dee] , 1837–94, French statesman: president of the Republic 1887–94. |
| 3. | Ni⋅co⋅las Lé⋅o⋅nard Sa⋅di [nik-uh-luh s len-erd sad-ee; Fr. nee-kaw-lah ley-aw-nar sa-dee] , 1796–1832, French physicist: pioneer in the field of thermodynamics. |
| Car·not (kär-nō') French military strategist for the Republican armies during the French Revolution. He later held high positions under Napoleon I. |