Esterhazy


[es-ter-hah-zee; French e-ster-a-zee] /ˈɛs tərˌhɑ zi; French ɛ stɛr aˈzi/

noun
1.
Marie Charles Ferdinand Walsin
[ma-ree sharl fer-dee-nahn val-san] /maˈri ʃarl fɛr diˈnɑ̃ valˈsɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.
[es-ter-hah-zee; Hungarian es-ter-hah-zi] /ˈɛs tərˌhɑ zi; Hungarian ˈɛs tɛrˌhɑ zɪ/
noun
1.
Prince Miklós József
[mi-klohsh yoh-zhef] /ˈmɪ kloʊʃ ˈyoʊ ʒɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.
/ˈɛstəˌhɑːzɪ/
noun
1.
a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)

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