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单词 Ernestine
释义 Ernestine, a. Hist.|ˈɜːnɪstaɪn|
[f. Ernest, proper name = G. Ernst.]
Designating the elder or electoral line of the house of Frederick of Saxony, originating from his son Ernest (1441–86).
1841Penny Cycl. XX. 493/2 Albert and Ernest, who were the founders of the Albertine and Ernestine lines.1866Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 515/2 The Ernestine, which was also the elder or electoral line.1904Westm. Gaz. 23 Nov. 2/3 The Ernestine line of the House of Saxony to which the late Prince Consort belonged.1911Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 270/1 This deed transferred the electoral title..from the Ernestine to the Albertine branch of the house.1943A. J. Grant Hist. Europe 1494–1610 (ed. 3) i. 5 The electoral title went with the Ernestine line.1962R. A. G. Carson Coins 366 In the original partition the electorate of Saxony was in the portion of Ernest but was transferred from the Ernestine line to the Albertine by the emperor Charles V in 1547.
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