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Plantagenet

/plænˈtædʒ.ə.nɪt/UK/plænˈtædʒ.ɪ.nɪt/

Plantagenet noun: a member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.

Noun

Plantagenet (plural Plantagenets)

  1. (historical) A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.
    • […] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]1902, Charles Robert Ashbee, Masque of the Edwards of England, page 7
    • The last surviving Plantagenet prince descended in the male line, Edward earl of Warwick was a touchstone for Yorkist affections […] and Lincoln understood the galvanizing effect of Warwick's presence at the head of any uprising.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 23

Proper noun

Plantagenet

  1. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A local government area in the Great Southern region, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Plantagenet.

Forms of Plantagenet

pluralPlantagenets

Origin of Plantagenet

Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), founder of the line, who was said to have worn a yellow broom blossom in his hat, Old French plante genest (French plante genêt), from Latin planta genista (“sprig of broom”), whence Medieval Latin Plantagenistae; subsequently adopted as a surname.

Words formed from Plantagenet

Questions about Plantagenet

What does Plantagenet mean?
Plantagenet means a member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.
What part of speech is Plantagenet?
Plantagenet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Plantagenet?
Plantagenet is pronounced /plænˈtædʒ.ə.nɪt/.
What is the plural of Plantagenet?
The plural of Plantagenet is Plantagenets.

Words near Plantagenet in the dictionary

  1. plantacyanins
  2. plantae
  3. plantaflexor
  4. plantaflexors
  5. plantage
  6. Plantagenet
  7. Plantagenets
  8. plantages
  9. plantaginaceous
  10. plantagonine
  11. plantagoside

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