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JACOBEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jacobean" is a kind of...):
Englishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to James I or his reign or times
Example:
Jacobean writers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
James I (the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625))