TUDOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does Tudor mean?
• TUDOR (noun)
The noun TUDOR has 3 senses:
1. an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
2. United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
3. a member of the dynasty that ruled England
Familiarity information: TUDOR used as a noun is uncommon.
• TUDOR (adjective)
The adjective TUDOR has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century
Familiarity information: TUDOR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TUDOR (noun)
Meaning:
An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
House of Tudor; Tudor
Hypernyms ("Tudor" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
Meronyms (members of "Tudor"):
Bloody Mary; Mary I; Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558))
Henry VIII (son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547))
Henry Tudor; Henry VII (first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509))
Grey; Lady Jane Grey (Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554))
Elizabeth; Elizabeth I (Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603))
Tudor (a member of the dynasty that ruled England)
Meaning:
United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Antony Tudor; Tudor
Instance hypernyms:
choreographer (someone who creates new dances)
dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances)
Meaning:
A member of the dynasty that ruled England
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Tudor" is a kind of...):
ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)
Holonyms ("Tudor" is a member of...):
House of Tudor; Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))
• TUDOR (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
half-timbered Tudor houses / Tudor furniture
Pertainym:
Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))
