Chaucerian

[ chaw-seer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings:

   Chaucerian wit.

noun

1. a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.

Chaucerian

/ tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer

noun

1. an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model
2. 1. an admirer of Chaucer's works
   2. a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer

Other Words From

• non-Chau·ceri·an adjective noun
• post-Chau·ceri·an adjective
• pre-Chau·ceri·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chaucerian¹

First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian

Example Sentences

This portion abounds with non-Chaucerian rimes, as explained in the Introduction, and is not by any means remarkable for accuracy.

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Under his reign, Henryson, the greatest of the Chaucerian school in Scotland, produced his admirable poems.

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The themes of all his more ambitious poems can be traced to Chaucerian sources.

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Even here, however, the piece still keeps the Chaucerian form and manner, and is only a kind of exercise.

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Something of the kind had partially existed in the case of the Chaucerian poetic; but it was an altogether isolated something.

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