Angevin

American  

[an-juh-vin] / ˈæn dʒə vɪn /

Also Angevine

adjective

1. of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants.

2. relating to the counts of Anjou or their descendants, especially those who ruled in England, or to the period during which they ruled.

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noun

1. an inhabitant of Anjou.

2. a member of an Angevin royal house, especially that of the Plantagenets in England.

Angevin British  

/ ˈændʒɪvɪn /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Anjou

2. history a member of the Plantagenet royal line descended from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, esp one of the kings of England from Henry II to John (1154–1216)

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adjective

1. of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants

2. of or relating to the Plantagenet kings of England between 1154 and 1216

Etymology

Origin of Angevin

from French, from medieval Latin Andegavinus , from Andegavum , _Angers capital of _Anjou

Example Sentences

But, had it not been for his premature death, England's Angevin Empire would not have existed.

From Salon

A unique style of Plantagenet or Angevin Gothic architecture flourished in her domains, a territory stretching from Scotland to the Pyrenees, as did religious artwork in enamel.

From Washington Post

Details about the court of King Henry II are omitted as though the Angevin Empire were as familiar to contemporary Americans as Westeros.

From Washington Post

But the marriage proved childless, and the empress Matilda was designated as her father’s successor, the English baronage being compelled to do her homage both in 1126, and again, after the Angevin marriage, in 1131.

From Project Gutenberg

Was the trilogy of the two Angevin poets sometimes preceded by this immense prelude?

From Project Gutenberg