Tudor

American  

[too-der, tyoo-] / ˈtu dər, ˈtyu- /

noun

1. Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.

2. David (Eugene), 1926–1996, U.S. pianist and composer.

3. Mary. Mary I.

4. a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603.

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adjective

1. pertaining or belonging to the English royal house of Tudor.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the periods of the reigns of the Tudor sovereigns.

   Tudor architecture.

Tudor British  

/ ˈtjuːdə /

noun

1. an English royal house descended from a Welsh squire, Owen Tudor (died 1461), and ruling from 1485 to 1603. Monarchs of the Tudor line were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I

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adjective

1. denoting a style of architecture of the late perpendicular period and characterized by half-timbered houses

Other Word Forms

• pre-Tudor adjective

Example Sentences

Tudor was a left-field gamble that went wrong from the start.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

They were behind the decision to bring in Tudor, the combustible Croatian with a chequered coaching career and no Premier League experience, to succeed the sacked Thomas Frank.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Igor Tudor has left the club by mutual consent after just 44 days in charge, with chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange tasked with appointing his replacement.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Tudor had been out of work since being sacked by Juventus in October 2025, following an eight-match winless run.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude,” he wrote to William Tudor, and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis