Jacobean

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.
  2. 2
    any distinguished personage during the reign of James I wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a Jacob or James.
  2. 2
    Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625). historical

    "On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to James I or his reign or times wordnet

Example

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"On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated."

Etymology

From New Latin Iacobaeus + -an.

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