Sigismund

Sigismund [sij-is-muh nd, sig-is-; German zee-gis-moo nt] Examples noun

1. 1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor 1411–37.

Examples from the Web for sigismund Historical Examples of sigismund

Their acknowledgment of him came after Sigismund’s, after—long after—my denunciation.

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series

Rafael Sabatini

Would Sigismund of Poland have acknowledged him had he been what you say?

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series

Rafael Sabatini

Sigismund swore that nothing should induce him to abandon the unhappy ladies.

Two Penniless Princesses

Charlotte M. Yonge

King Sigismund sat on the throne, Princes flanking him on either side.

History of the Moravian Church

J. E. Hutton

At those words, said the story in later years, King Sigismund blushed.

History of the Moravian Church

J. E. Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for sigismund Sigismund noun

1. 1368–1437, king of Hungary (1387–1437) and of Bohemia (1419–37); Holy Roman Emperor (1411–37). He helped to end the Great Schism in the Church; implicated in the death of Huss

Word Origin and History for sigismund Sigismund

masc. proper name, from German, literally “protection through victory,” from Old High German sigu “victory” (see Siegfried) + munt “hand, protection,” from PIE *man- “hand” (see manual (adj.)).