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HENRY BOLINGBROKE

• HENRY BOLINGBROKE (noun)
The noun HENRY BOLINGBROKE has 1 sense:

1. the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)

Familiarity information: HENRY BOLINGBROKE used as a noun is very rare.

• HENRY BOLINGBROKE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bolingbroke; Henry Bolingbroke; Henry IV

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("Henry Bolingbroke" is a member of...):

House of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancastrian line (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)

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