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- proper noun rare A female
given name .
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Examples
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"Ermengarde," said Miss St. Leger eagerly, "_are_ you going to that stupid, stupid picnic to-day?"
The Children of Wilton Chase L. T. Meade 1884
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I am sure you would not wish to recall Ermengarde unless there was great need. "
The Children of Wilton Chase L. T. Meade 1884
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"Ermengarde," she said then, "this is not the time for me to say I am sorry for you.
The Children of Wilton Chase L. T. Meade 1884
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"Ermengarde," said her governess, glancing quickly at her eldest pupil; "you are late again for tea.
The Children of Wilton Chase L. T. Meade 1884
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She's had a long career in musical theatre -- she was in the original Broadway companies of Oliver and Hello, Dolly (as Ermengarde), and replaced as Baby Louise in the original cast of Gypsy.
Chris Durang: Some Last-Minute Obama Thoughts, After Canvasing in PA 2008
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The new Ermengarde was letter-perfect, and nobody but herself had any fear that she would be stage-struck, even though the
Betty Wales Senior Margaret Warde
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Shylock, any more than I planned for you to be Ermengarde.
Betty Wales Senior Margaret Warde
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Ermengarde, who had to read her part because she was ashamed to confess that she knew it already, and who was supposed not to be familiar with her "stage business."
Betty Wales Senior Margaret Warde
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Ermengarde, countess of Brittany, was so moved by St. Robert's sermons, that she earnestly desired to renounce the world, and retire to Fontevraud.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Champagne, widow of William of Monsoreau; Agnes of Montroëil, of the same family; Ermengarde, wife of Alin Fergan, duke of Brittany; {} pa, countess of Thoulouse, wife of William IX., duke of Aquitaine, &c.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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