saxe meaning and definition

SAXE noun

Definition of Saxe (noun)

1. a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
   • synonyms: comte de Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, Marshal Saxe
2. an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
   • synonyms: Sachsen, Saxony