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Matilda
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Ma·til·da 1  (m-tld) Known as "Empress Maud." 1102-1167.
English princess as the daughter of Henry I. After her first husband, Emperor Henry V, died, she married Geoffrey, Count of Anjou (died 1151), in 1128 and by him bore Henry II.
Ma·til·da 2  (m-tld)
n. Australian
The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman; a swag.
[From the name Matilda.]
Matilda [məˈtɪldə]
n Austral informal
1. a bushman's swag
walk or waltz Matilda to travel the road carrying one's swag
[from the Christian name]
Matilda2
n
(Biographies / Matilda (1102-1167) F, English, POLITICS: stateswoman, POLITICS: royal family member) known as the Empress Maud. 1102-67, only daughter of Henry I of England and wife of Geoffrey of Anjou. After her father's death (1135) she unsuccessfully waged a civil war with Stephen for the English throne; her son succeeded as Henry II
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Matilda [məˈtɪldə] N → Matilde
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