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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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