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Definition of Montezuma
1. Noun. Evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae.
Definition of Montezuma
1. Proper noun. A Nahuatl (Aztec) given name, and the name of two Aztec emperors. ¹
2. Proper noun. Moctezuma II (1466-1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Montezuma
Literary usage of Montezuma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society (1892)
"THE "montezuma" OP THE PUEBLO INDIANS. ... is responsible for the corruption into
montezuma, which has since become popular and most widely known. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"Slut by montezuma Fertilizer Company against BC Hodges. Judgment for plaintiff,
and defendant brings error, and plaintiff takes a cross-bill of exceptions, ..."
3. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (1898)
"montezuma also rebuilt ... montezuma I., MOCTEZUMA, ... montezuma became a stanch
supporter of his successor ..."
4. History of the Conquest of Mexico: With a Preliminary View of the Ancient by William Hickling Prescott (1874)
"37 It is interesting to know that a descendant of the Aztec emperor, Don Jose
Sarmiento Valladares, count of montezuma, ruled as viceroy, from 1697 to 1701, ..."
5. The History of North America by Guy Carleton Lee (1907)
"Carbajal Espinosa, author of a History of Mexico, says that the Count of montezuma
killed himself on account of a love trouble, "although he was at that ..."
6. History of the Conquest of Mexico: With a Preliminary View of the Ancient by William Hickling Prescott (1886)
"[montezuma, on his death-bed, commended, as we have seen in the History, three
favorite ... Grant to Dona Isabel montezuma, daughter of the great montezuma, ..."
7. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"It appeared, however, that montezuma did entertain most decided objections to
any such surrender of himself. Seizure of But his arguments and entreaties ..."
8. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"The way into montezuma is dramatic. From Cobano, you arrive at the edge of a ...
Beyond montezuma the road continues south along the sea past hidden rock ..."
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