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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_118546" /> ==
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| <p> (v. i.) To tell stories or gests. </p>
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| | <p> An [[Italian]] town, 18 m. SW. of Padua, on the S. side of the Euganean Hills; has a castle and church with a leaning campanile. </p> |
| == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72954" /> ==
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| <p> An ancient and illustrious [[Italian]] family from which, by an offshoot founded by Welf IV., who became [[Duke]] of [[Bavaria]] in the 11th century, the Guelph [[Houses]] of [[Brunswick]] and Hanover, also called the Este-Guelphs, trace their descent. Of the Italian branch the most noted descendant was Alphonso I., a distinguished soldier and statesman and patron of art, whose second wife was the famous Lucrezia Borgia. His son, Alphonso II., is remembered for his cruel treatment of Tasso, placing him in prison for seven years as a madman who dared to make love to one of the princesses. </p> | | == References == |
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| | | <ref name="term_72984"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/este+(2) Este from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_118546"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/este Este from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_72954"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/este Este from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 15 October 2021
Este [1]
An Italian town, 18 m. SW. of Padua, on the S. side of the Euganean Hills; has a castle and church with a leaning campanile.
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