Sismondi

[ sis-mon-dee; French sees-mawn-dee ]

noun

1. Jean Charles Lé·o·nard Si·monde de [zhah, n, sh, a, r, l ley-aw-, nar, see-, mawnd, d, uh], 1773–1842, Swiss historian and economist.

Sismondi

/ sɪsˈmɒndɪ; sismɔ̃di /

noun

1. SismondiJean Charles Léonard Simonde de17731842MSwissHISTORY: historianSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de (ʒɑ̃ ʃarl leɔnar simɔ̃d də). 1773–1842, Swiss historian and economist. His Histoire des républiques italiennes du moyen âge (1807–18) contributed to the movement for Italian unification

Example Sentences

Their fondness for each other went back many years, to the time that Emma and Fanny had lived with Aunt Jessie and Sismondi as young women.

From Literature

Emma and Aunt Jessie didn’t see each other as often as either would have liked, even after Aunt Jessie moved back to England when Sismondi died.

From Literature

After a pause, she cried, “Sismondi, I’m coming,” and looked up as if she saw him standing before her.

From Literature

Emma wrote to Aunt Jessie and Sismondi that the house had “a front drawing-room with three windows, and a back one, rather smaller, with a cheerful look-out on a set of little gardens, which will be of great value to us in summer to take a mouthful of fresh air; and that will be our sitting-room for quietness’ sake.

From Literature

Aunt Jessies beloved husband, Sismondi, had died earlier that summer, and just before they moved to Down, Emma got an upsetting letter from her.

From Literature