English Explanatory Dictionary

Jacobean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a Jacob or James.
  2. Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
noun
  1. A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/

Word forms

Jacobean more Jacobean most Jacobean Jacobaean Jacobæan Jacobeans

Etymology

From New Latin Iacobaeus + -an.

Related words

Jacobethan Jacobian Jacobite Jamesian Stewartian Stuartian
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