Plantagenet

/plænˈtædʒ.ə.nɪt/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485. historical

    "[…] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]"

  2. 2
    the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
  2. 2
    A local government area in the Great Southern region, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Plantagenet.

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angevinbroom sprig badgehouse of plantagenetplantagenet descendantplantagenet dynastyplantagenet line

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"[…] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]"

Etymology

Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), founder of the line, who was said to have worn a yellow broom blossom in his hat, Old French plante genest (French plante genêt), from Latin planta genista (“sprig of broom”), whence Medieval Latin Plantagenistae; subsequently adopted as a surname.

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