Stuart
UK/ˈstjuːət/US/ˈst(j)uɚt/
Stuart proper noun: a Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart. Also the alternative spelling of Stewart.
Proper noun
Stuart (countable and uncountable, plural Stuarts)
- A Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city, the county seat of Martin County, Florida.
- A city in Lincoln Township, Adair County and Stuart Township, Guthrie County, Iowa.
- A township and village therein, in Holt County, Nebraska.
- A town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
- A town, the county seat of Patrick County, Virginia.
- A coastal suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
- A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
Noun
Stuart (plural Stuarts)
- A monarch or other member of the British royal family during the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, from the reign of James VI and I to Anne.
- A monarch or other member of the Scottish royal family from 1371 to 1603.
- Anyone who lived in the Stuart era of Great Britain.
- The Stuarts wore long hair; and, during the civil wars of Charles the First, the fashion of wearing the hair was as distinctive a mark of the adverse parties of Cavaliers and Roundheads as the red and white roses were of the houses[…]1846, The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine, page 612
- The Stuarts ate all manner of things that many today would find unappetising. Pigeon pie would have been made with pigeon meat, and cock ale was made by stewing a chicken in fermenting beer to create a beverage that was believed to be most nourishing.2015 September 15, Andrea Zuvich, The Stuarts in 100 Facts, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 17
Adjective
Stuart (comparative more Stuart, superlative most Stuart)
- From or typical of the era between 1603 and 1714 when the House of Stuart ruled Great Britain, not always including the Interregnum from 1649 to 1660 when the Stuarts were exiled.
- Stuart dress, like other fashionable styles, was not static.2020 March 3, Maria Hayward, Stuart Style: Monarchy, Dress and the Scottish Male Elite, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 16
Also used as
Stuart is also the alternative spelling of Stewart.
Forms of Stuart
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Stuarts |
| alternative historical | Stewart |
| Noun | |
| plural | Stuarts |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Stuart |
| superlative | most Stuart |
Words formed from Stuart
- House of Stuart
- Mount Stuart
- Stuart Mill
- Stuarts Point
Phrases with Stuart
Questions about Stuart
- What does Stuart mean?
- Stuart means a Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.
- What part of speech is Stuart?
- Stuart can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Stuart?
- Stuart is pronounced /ˈst(j)uɚt/ (US).
Words near Stuart in the dictionary
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