Saxe n 1: a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}] 2: an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: {Saxony}, {Sachsen}, {Saxe}]