Angevin
of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants.
relating to the counts of Anjou or their descendants, especially those who ruled in England, or to the period during which they ruled.
an inhabitant of Anjou.
a member of an Angevin royal house, especially that of the Plantagenets in England.
- Also An·ge·vine [an-juh-vin, -vahyn]. /ˈæn dʒə vɪn, -ˌvaɪn/.
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How to use Angevin in a sentence
He passed the night banqueting with the duke and the Angevin gentlemen, then in dancing with the Angevin ladies.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereJustin had written to him, and then had been incidentally renforced by the assistance of Mr. Angevin L. Cater.
The Wayfarers | Mary Stewart CuttingFulk himself died in 1142, but he left sons who succeeded him, so that the Angevin rule in the East did not end with his death.
Parzival (vol. 2 of 2) | Wolfram von EschenbackIs it not, as we have shown in the discussion of the Angevin allusions, distinctly against such a conclusion?
Parzival (vol. 2 of 2) | Wolfram von EschenbackIn England royal power was strong; the size of the Angevin empire was vast, and the succession assured.
British Dictionary definitions for Angevin
/ (ˈændʒɪvɪn) /
a native or inhabitant of Anjou
history a member of the Plantagenet royal line descended from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, esp one of the kings of England from Henry II to John (1154–1216)
of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants
of or relating to the Plantagenet kings of England between 1154 and 1216
Origin of Angevin
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