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Definition of: Esther
(es′tər; Fr. es·târ′, Ger. es′tər)
A feminine personal name. Also Ital., Sp. Es·ter (Ital. es′tər, Sp. es·târ′), Ital. Es·ter·re (es·ter′·rā), Lat. Es·the·ra (es·thē′rə). [<Persian, star]
—Esther
Queen of Ahasuerus (Xerxes); heroine of the Old Testament book of Esther.
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