Tudor
/ˈtjuːdəː/ noun, adjective
Forms Tudors
- noun 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.
- noun Anyone who lived in the Tudor era of England.
- noun (uncountable) A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century.
- adjective Pertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century.
- adjective Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII.
- adjective (architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior.
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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.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. Tudor style (Arch.), the latest development of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Tudor”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details