Definitions for Roundhead
ˈraʊndˌhɛdround·head

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. roundheadnoun

   a brachycephalic person

2. Roundheadnoun

   a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War

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1. Roundheadnoun

   A nickname given to the supporters of parliament during the English Civil War.

2. roundheadnoun

   A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.

3. roundheadadjective

   Describing the head of a screw that is dome shaped.

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1. Roundhead

   Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I of England and his supporters, known as the Cavaliers or Royalists, who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the principle of the divine right of kings. The goal of the Roundheads was to give to Parliament the supreme control over executive administration of the country/kingdom.

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1. roundhead

   Roundhead is a term that was used to refer to the supporters of the Parliamentary Party during the English Civil War (1642–1651). The term originated from the short, round haircuts popular among the Puritans, in contrast to the long, fashionable wigs worn by many of their aristocratic opponents, called the Cavaliers. The Roundheads, led by Oliver Cromwell, were known for their Puritanical religious beliefs, support for constitutional monarchy, and opposition to the absolute power of the king.

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1. Roundheadnoun

   a nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction

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1. Roundhead

   "Roundhead" was the name given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers, who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings. The goal of the Roundhead party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration. Most Roundheads appear to have sought a constitutional monarchy, in place of the absolutist monarchy sought by Charles I. However, at the end of the Civil War in 1649, public antipathy towards the king was high enough to allow republican Roundhead leaders such as Oliver Cromwell to abolish the monarchy completely and establish the republican Commonwealth. The Roundhead commander-in-chief of the first Civil War, Lord Fairfax, remained a supporter of constitutional monarchy, as did many other Roundhead leaders such as Edward Montagu and the Earl of Essex, however this party was outmaneuvered by the more politically adept Cromwell and his radicals, who had the backing of the New Model Army and took advantage of Charles' perceived betrayal of England by allying with the Scots against Parliament. England's many Puritans and Presbyterians were almost invariably Roundhead supporters, as were many smaller religious groups such as the Independents. However many Roundheads were Church of England, as were many Cavaliers.

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1. roundhead

   Song lyrics by roundhead -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by roundhead on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce Roundhead?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roundhead in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roundhead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Roundhead
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roundhead
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Roundhead
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhead
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roundhead
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Roundhead