Vlad the Impaler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Romanian (Wallachian) prince (c. 1431 – c. 1476), who was known for impaling people.

Word forms

Vlad the Impaler

Etymology

Calque of Romanian Vlad Țepeș.

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