Saxe

[ saks ]

noun

Comte Her·mann Mau·rice de [kawnter-manmaw-reesduh], /ˈkɔ̃t ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/, 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
French name of Saxony.

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How to use Saxe in a sentence

The final stage of the war opened with considerable Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 | Various
Two days after their arrival in Brussels, Maurice de Saxe made his entry into the city.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel Williams
A question which has naturally given rise to a good deal of conjecture is the conduct of Maurice de Saxe on this occasion.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel Williams
This was a few years after the Chevalier de Saxe died, yet the magician readily agreed to comply with the request.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
Amusette, am-ū-zėt′, n. a light field-gun invented by Marshal Saxe.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for Saxe (1 of 2)

Saxe¹

/ (saks) /

noun

the French name for Saxony

British Dictionary definitions for Saxe (2 of 2)

Saxe²

/ (French saks) /

noun

Hermann Maurice (ɛrman mɔris), comte de Saxe. 1696–1750, French marshal born in Saxony: he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

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