Jacobean

English

Alternative forms

• Jacobaean, Jacobæan, jacobaean

Etymology

From New Latin Iacobaeus +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/

Adjective

Jacobean (comparative more Jacobean, superlative most Jacobean)

1. Relating to a Jacob or James.
2. Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England).

Translations

relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I

• Czech: jakobínský m
• Galician: xacobino m
• Irish: Seacaibíneach
• Spanish: jacobeo

See also

• Jacobite
• Restoration
• Stuartian

Noun

Jacobean (plural Jacobeans)

1. A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.

See also

• Jacobethan
• Jacobian