Vercingetorix

[ vur-sin-jet-uh-riks, -get- ]

noun

1. died 45? b.c., Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.

Vercingetorix

/ ˌvɜːsɪnˈdʒɛtərɪks /

noun

1. Vercingetorix?45 bcMGallicPOLITICS: chieftain died ?45 bc , Gallic chieftain and hero, executed for leading a revolt against the Romans under Julius Caesar (52 bc )

Example Sentences

In a move to update the books, which have been entertaining readers since 1959 and spawned multiple movie spinoffs, the action in Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter revolves around Adrenaline, the teenage daughter of famous Gaulish king Vercingetorix.

From The Guardian

In a move to update the books, which have been entertaining readers since 1959 and spawned multiple movie spinoffs, the action in the new edition revolves around a character called Adrenaline, the teenage daughter of famous Gaulish king Vercingetorix.

From Reuters

He and his fellow editors, he says, “wanted to encompass it all, from Vercingetorix’s defeat against Caesar to Louis XIV and Versailles, to Napoleon’s coronation in, yes, Notre Dame. All of these moments make their way through the book.”

From The Guardian

She had me gaping when, in answer to my question about her showbiz beginnings, Channing broke into a recitation of a poem in ancient Gallic French about Vercingetorix, a charismatic Gaul general who nearly defeated the Romans before he died in 46 BC.

From Los Angeles Times

In her memoir, she wrote of auditioning for Abe Lastfogel, president of the William Morris talent agency, and trying to impress him with “a simple ancient Gallic dirge, in obsolete Vercingetorix French,” sung to the beat of a Haitian drum she brought along.

From Washington Post