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Sig⋅is⋅mund

  [sij-is-muhnd, sig-is-; Ger. zee-gis-moont]
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–noun
1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor 1411–37.
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Sig·is·mund   (sĭg'ĭs-mənd)   
Holy Roman emperor (1433-1437) and king of Hungary (1387-1437) and Bohemia (1419-1437). He helped end the Great Schism (1378-1417) by convening the Council of Constance (1414-1418).
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Sigismund 
masc. proper name, from Ger., lit. "protection through victory," from O.H.G. sigu "victory" + munt "hand, protection."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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