Alfonsian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284). not-comparable

    "Much similar to Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (r. 1220–1250), […] with whom Alfonso happened to be related (his mother was Elisabeth of Swabia), many of the written works compiled at the Alfonsian court were based on translations of Arabic sources (fig. 2.2)."

Synonyms

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alfonsine

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"Much similar to Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (r. 1220–1250), […] with whom Alfonso happened to be related (his mother was Elisabeth of Swabia), many of the written works compiled at the Alfonsian court were based on translations of Arabic sources (fig. 2.2)."

Etymology

From Alfonso + -ian.

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