Esterhazy
Adjective
Meaning
Esterhazy (not comparable)
A soft, silvery pewter grey.
Examples
And now we come to the Esterhazy case. Three years have passed, many consciences remain profoundly troubled, become anxious, investigate, and wind up convinced that Dreyfus is innocent.
Rather than move to clear Dreyfus, the decision was made to protect Esterhazy and ensure the original verdict was not overturned.
The actual spy, Marie Charles Esterhazy, was acquitted.
The government refused to allow new evidence, and Esterhazy was tried and acquitted.
Game three on Sunday was a hard-fought battle against Esterhazy, which saw the lead change and score tied all throughout the game.