pre-Elizabethan

[ pree-i-liz-uh-bee-thuhn, -beth-uhn ]

adjective

1. (of English culture, history, traditions, etc.) before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; before the second half of the 16th century.

Example Sentences

Judging from the pre-Elizabethan literature, who would have expected the brilliancy of the Elizabethan period?

From Project Gutenberg

A pre-Elizabethan dietetic millennium is a retrospective mirage.

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Authoritative for the pre-Elizabethan drama, with valuable bibliography and appendices.

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