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Lan⋅cas⋅tri⋅an

[lang-kas-tree-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the royal family of Lancaster.
–noun
2. an adherent or member of the house of Lancaster, esp. in the Wars of the Roses.
3. a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster.

Origin:
1800–10; Lancast(e)r + -ian
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Lan·cas·ter 1   (lāng'kə-stər, lān'-)   
English royal house that from 1399 to 1461 produced three kings of England—Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a red rose.
Lan·cas'tri·an (lāng-kās'trē-ən) adj. & n.
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