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esterházy

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Es⋅ter⋅há⋅zy

[es-ter-hah-zee; Hung. es-ter-hah-zi]
–noun
Prince Mi⋅klós Jó⋅zsef [mi-klohsh yoh-zhef] , 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.
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Es·ter·há·zy   (ěs'těr-hä'zē)   
Hungarian princely family in existence since the 17th century. Its members held a number of military, political, and religious positions and were influential patrons of the arts, particularly regarding the career of Franz Joseph Haydn.
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