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Lancastrian
/ læŋˈkæstrɪən /
noun
- a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster
- an adherent of the house of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses Compare Yorkist
adjective
- of or relating to Lancashire or Lancaster
- of or relating to the house of Lancaster
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Lancastrian1
First recorded in 1800–10; Lancast(e)r + -ian
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Example Sentences
Extra taxes on aliens were levied under both Lancastrian and Yorkist rulers with little profit.
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Yet the Paston family were originally Lancastrian, and returned to that side in 1470.
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The word innocent is written by some Lancastrian over an erasure.
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Seeing this disposition of the hostile force, the Lancastrian army divided.
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It was in fact an informal parliament of the Lancastrian party.
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