[muh-til-duh] 
[muh-til-duh; for 3 also It. mah-teel-dah] | 1. | Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England). |
| 2. | Military. a 26 1/2 -ton British tank of early World War II, having a crew of four and armed with a 40mm gun. |
| 3. | Also, Ma⋅til⋅de [muh-til-duh; Fr. ma-teeld; It. mah-teel-de] . a female given name. |
| Ma·til·da 1 (mə-tĭl'də) English princess as the daughter of Henry I. After her first husband, Emperor Henry V, died, she married Geoffrey, Count of Anjou (died 1151), in 1128 and by him bore Henry II. |
| Ma·til·da 2 (mə-tĭl'də) n. Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman; a swag. [From the name Matilda.] |
