Plantagenet
Americannoun
noun
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
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After the 1152 marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the Duke of Normandy and future King Henry II, Bordeaux wine began to flow north to England.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
The other city centre road closures will be between 12:45 and 20:45 and include parts of Kingsway, Cowbridge Road East, Tudor Street, Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024
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
His previous books were popular histories that explored, among other subjects, Plantagenet England, the War of the Roses and the Crusades.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
Plantagenet sold the photos to a distributor downtown and gave Lefty a percentage of the take.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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