Plantagenet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), the founder of the line, who was said to have worn a broom blossom in his hat (plante genest in Old French, from Latin genesta), which was subsequently adopted as a surname.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Plantagenet (plural Plantagenets)
- (historical) A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485. [from 16th c.]
- 1902, Charles Robert Ashbee, Masque of the Edwards of England, page 7:
- […] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 23:
- The last surviving Plantagenet prince descended in the male line, Edward earl of Warwick was a touchstone for Yorkist affections […] and Lincoln understood the galvanizing effect of Warwick's presence at the head of any uprising.
Proper noun[edit]
Plantagenet
- A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
- The Shire of Plantagenet, a local government area in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
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