LANCASTRIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lancastrian mean?
• LANCASTRIAN (noun)
The noun LANCASTRIAN has 2 senses:
1. a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
2. a resident of Lancaster
Familiarity information: LANCASTRIAN used as a noun is rare.
• LANCASTRIAN (adjective)
The adjective LANCASTRIAN has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters
2. of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents
Familiarity information: LANCASTRIAN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LANCASTRIAN (noun)
Meaning:
A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Lancastrian" is a kind of...):
English person (a native or inhabitant of England)
Holonyms ("Lancastrian" 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)
Meaning:
A resident of Lancaster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Lancastrian" is a kind of...):
English person (a native or inhabitant of England)
Holonyms ("Lancastrian" is a member of...):
Lancaster (a city in northwestern England)
• LANCASTRIAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Lancastrian royalty
Pertainym:
Lancaster (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Lancastrian city center
Pertainym:
Lancaster (a city in northwestern England)
