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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Angevin

from French, from medieval Latin Andegavinus , from Andegavum , Angers capital of Anjou

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