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Es·ther (es′tər)

noun

  1. a feminine name: var. Hester
  2. Bible
    1. the Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus: she saved her people from slaughter by Haman
    2. the Old Testament book telling her story: abbrev. Esth, Es, Est

Etymology: LL(Ec) Esthera < Gr(Ec) Esthēr < Heb ester, prob. < Pers sitareh, star < IE base *ster-, star

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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