Plantagenet

American  

[plan-taj-uh-nit] / plænˈtædʒ ə nɪt /

noun

1. a member of the royal house that ruled England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485.

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Plantagenet British  

/ plænˈtædʒɪnɪt /

noun

1. a line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II (1154) to the death of Richard III (1485)

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Etymology

Origin of Plantagenet

C12: from Old French, literally: sprig of broom, with reference to the crest of the Angevin kings, from Latin planta sprig + genista broom

Example Sentences

Stephen eventually accepted Matilda's eldest son as his heir and she lived to see him become the first Plantagenet king, Henry II.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

The idea of an “all-female, gender-fluid, disability forward” staging of “Richard III” — as New York Classical Theater describes its new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the monstrously degenerate Plantagenet king — tantalizes.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The cathedral is now home to the tomb of Richard III, England’s last Plantagenet king and the last English monarch to have died in battle.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

One time, as recounted in Philadelphia magazine, traders bet on whether Yass could name the last Plantagenet king of England.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2022

Maurice Plantagenet, his Kodak box camera sitting in the backseat beside Lefty, smiles at Mabel and drives out Jefferson Avenue.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides