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Definition of: Matilda
(mə·til′də; Ital. mä·tēl′dä, Sw. mä·til′dä)
A feminine personal name. Also Ma·thil·da (mə·til′də; Du. ma·til′dä), Ma·thil·de (Dan. mä·til′de, Fr. Má·tēld′), Ma·til·de (Ger. mä·tēl′də, Sp. mä·tēl′dā). [<Gmc., mighty in battle]
—Matilda,
1102–67, daughter of Henry I of England; disputed the English throne with Stephen of Blois: known as Maud.
—Matilda of Flanders,
died 1083, wife of William the Conqueror.
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