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Trebizond

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Treb·i·zond  (trb-znd)
1. A former Greek empire occupying much of the southern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded as an offshoot of the Byzantine Empire in 1204 and retained its autonomy until it was conquered by Ottoman Turks in 1461.
2. See Trabzon.

Trebizond [ˈtrɛbɪˌzɒnd]
n
(Placename) a variant of Trabzon


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Already the poor man saw himself crowned by the might of his arm Emperor of Trebizond at least; and so, led away by the intense enjoyment he found in these pleasant fancies, he set himself forthwith to put his scheme into execution.
I have it from my husband, who is a cinquantenier**, at the Parloir-aux Bourgeois, and who was this morning comparing the Flemish ambassadors with those of Prester John and the Emperor of Trebizond, who came from Mesopotamia to Paris, under the last king, and who wore rings in their ears.
 
 
 
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