What does "carolean" mean?

A contemporary of King Charles I, II, or III.

What is a synonym for "carolean"?

Common synonyms include: caroline, caroline.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
A contemporary of King Charles I, II, or III.
"William Cartwright, an elegant minor poet, and one who was to the Caroleans what Tennyson was to the Victorians, is as good an index to the transitional period between poetry and verse as any in the century."
2
A soldier (or war veteran) of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII. historical
"More than three thousand Caroleans froze to death up here in the winter of 1718–19. We still find their remains sometimes."

Adjective

1
Pertaining to a person named Charles or its variants and cognates; or places, things, or eras so named.
2
Of or relating to the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII. historical
"the Carolean army"
3
Of or relating to King Charles I, Charles II, or Charles III.
"Using the still unfamiliar term, she declared that the nation was now entering a new “Carolean age”."

Adjective

1
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England wordnet

"Using the still unfamiliar term, she declared that the nation was now entering a new “Carolean age”."

Etymology 1

From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + -ean. May be decomposed as Carol (“Charles”) + -ean.

Etymology 2

Calque of Swedish karolin, ultimately derived from Latin Carolus (“Charles”).

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