/kahr"tee ay'/ ; Fr. /kannrdd tyay"/ , n.
1. Sir George Étienne /zhawrddzh ay tyen"/ , 1814-73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857-62, defense minister 1867-73.
2. Jacques /zhahk/ , 1491-1557, French navigator and explorer of Canada: discovered the St. Lawrence River.