Angevin
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants.
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relating to the counts of Anjou or their descendants, especially those who ruled in England, or to the period during which they ruled.
noun
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an inhabitant of Anjou.
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a member of an Angevin royal house, especially that of the Plantagenets in England.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Anjou
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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)
adjective
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of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants
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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
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