Definitions for jacobeanˌdʒæk əˈbi ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jac•o•be•anˌdʒæk əˈbi ən(adj.)
of or pertaining to James I of England or to his period.
Category: Western History
of or pertaining to the style of literature and drama produced during the early 17th century.
Category: Literature
(n.)a writer, statesman, or other personage of the Jacobean period.
Category: Literature, Western History
Origin of Jacobean:
1750–60; < NL Jacobae(us) of Jacobus (Latinized form of James) + -an1
Princeton's WordNet
Jacobean(adj)
any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Jacobean(adj)
of or relating to James I or his reign or times
"Jacobean writers"
Wiktionary
Jacobean(Noun)
A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.
Jacobean(Adjective)
Relating to a Jacob or James.
Jacobean(Adjective)
Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England).
Origin: From Jacobaeus
Webster Dictionary
Jacobean(adj)
alt. of Jacobian
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