Tudor

Meanings

1. A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.
2. Anyone who lived in the Tudor era of England.
3. A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century.

1. Pertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century.
2. Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII.
3. In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior.

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Tudur (“Theodoric”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs, later adopted as the surname of a British royal family. Piecewise doublet of Theodoric, Theoderic, Terry, and Derek.