Macbeth

English

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Etymology

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (son of) bheatha (life).

Proper noun

Macbeth

  1. A Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family, or its main character.
  2. An 11th-century king of Scotland.

See also

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