Jacobean

[ jak-uh-bee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to James I of England or to his period.

  2. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture and furnishings prevailing in England in the first half of the 17th century, continuing the Elizabethan style with a gradual introduction of Italian models in architecture and increased elaboration of forms and motifs in furnishings.

  1. of or relating to the style of literature and drama produced during the early 17th century.

noun
  1. a writer, statesman, or other personage of the Jacobean period.

Origin of Jacobean

1
First recorded in 1750–60; from New Latin Jacobae(us) “of Jacobus” (Latinized form of James) + -an

Other words from Jacobean

  • an·ti-Jac·o·be·an, adjective
  • pro-Jac·o·be·an, adjective
  • qua·si-Jac·o·be·an, adjective

Words Nearby Jacobean

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How to use Jacobean in a sentence

  • Each house has its garden, while the centre house, a stately double-fronted Jacobean mansion, has quite a big one.

  • After luncheon they drove five or six miles in the motor to Valley House, a place of Jacobean times.

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  • A lettered balustrade, a rather favourite device in Elizabethan and Jacobean work, is to be seen here.

British Dictionary definitions for Jacobean

Jacobean

/ (ˌdʒækəˈbɪən) /


adjective
  1. history characteristic of or relating to James I of England or to the period of his rule (1603–25)

  2. of or relating to the style of furniture current at this time, characterized by the use of dark brown carved oak

  1. denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in England during this period, characterized by a combination of late Gothic and Palladian motifs

noun
  1. any writer or other person who lived in the reign of James I

Origin of Jacobean

1
C18: from New Latin jacōbaeus, from Jacōbus James

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