Saxe

Definitions

1. Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany
   attributive, in-compounds
2. A German albumenized paper used in photography.
   historical, uncountable
3. A surname from the Germanic languages.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Intentioun of the Empreour is sic, that he will put⟳ from the Impyre, the Palsgraue and Duke August of Saxe […]”

“When Luther rose, the Duke of Saxe, being moved of God, did receive⟳ the Reformation peaceably into his principalities, without any force⟳, and his examples was followed by other Princes and free cities […]”

“If Prussian policy represented the extreme of encouraging the dissolution of Judaism through inner decay, in Saxe–Weimar it was deemed best to break⟳ the bonds of tradition forcibly in order⟳ to speed⟳ up the process⟳ of amalgamation.”

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