Plantagenet definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the family ... of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 [syn: Plantagenet, Plantagenet line] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Plantagenet, nickname of the family adopted as surname Date: 1868 of ... to a royal house ruling England from 1154 to 1485 • Plantagenet noun Britannica Concise Royal house of England (1154-1485) that ... Wars of the Roses saw the defeat of the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, in 1485. The legitimate line ended ...
... voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. [Little used.] 2. To fit for producing the proper sounds ... voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. --Bacon. 2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone ...
... Palliser novels, dealing with political issues and featuring the character Plantagenet Palliser, include the sharply satirical The Eustace Diamonds (1872). Other ...