Plantagenet
[plæn'tædʒənit]
Definition
(noun.) the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485.
Typed by Ewing--From WordNet
Examples
- Did they sit up for the folks at the Pineries, when Ralph Plantagenet, and Gwendoline, and Guinever Mango had the same juvenile complaint? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- With Richard Plantagenet, sayest thou? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Roylands, said Maurice, pushing back his chair into its former place, is a large park formerly owned by one of the Plantagenet kings. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, some of the English kings used to wear it in their helmets as a badge, so that is how they got the name of Plantagenet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- With Richard Plantagenet, replied De Bracy, with Richard Coeur-de-Lion--with Richard of England. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- What is a Plantagenet king? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And he arrests Malvoisin, said the King, raising his visor, by the order of Richard Plantagenet, here present. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Linda