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Definition of: Elizabeth
(i·liz′ə·bəth)
A feminine personal name. Also E·li·za (i·lī′zə), E·lis·a·beth (i·liz′·ə·bəth, Dan., Du., Ger. ā·lē′zä·bet), Fr. É·li·sa·beth (ā ·lē·zá·bet′), Ital. E·li·sa·bet·ta (ā·lē′·zä·bet′tä). [<Hebrew, God has sworn]
—Elizabeth,
the mother of John the Baptist. Luke ii 5–14.
—Elizabeth,
born 1900, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes–Lyon, wife of George VI of England, king 1937–52.
—Elizabeth,
pseudonym of Countess Elizabeth Mary Russell. See RUSSELL.
—Elizabeth, Saint,
1207–31, Hungarian princess; queen of Thuringia 1221–27.
—Elizabeth I,
1533–1603, queen of England 1558–1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
—Elizabeth II,
born 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, queen of Great Britain 1952–; daughter of George VI; married to Prince Philip.
—Elizabeth Pe·trov·na (pe·trôv′nə),
1709–62, empress of Russia 1741–62.
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