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Jacobean

ja·co·bean

UK/ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/ US/ˌdʒækʌˈbiʌn/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to James I or his reign or times

  • “Jacobean writers”

noun

1.

any distinguished personage during the reign of James I

Origin

From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.

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