Lancastrian

American  

[lang-kas-tree-uhn] / læŋˈkæs tri ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.

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noun

1. an adherent or member of the house of Lancaster, especially in the Wars of the Roses.

2. a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster.

Lancastrian British  

/ læŋˈkæstrɪən /

noun

1. a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster

2. an adherent of the house of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses Compare Yorkist

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adjective

1. of or relating to Lancashire or Lancaster

2. of or relating to the house of Lancaster

Etymology

Origin of Lancastrian

First recorded in 1800–10; Lancast(e)r + -ian

Example Sentences

Kinloch Castle was built between 1897 and 1900 as a hunting lodge for Lancastrian industrialist George Bullough, who had it luxuriously furnished.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

While Taylor and his team may push for a trilogy bout, the Lancastrian now set his sights on world honours.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

The Tudor era begins with the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses, when the Lancastrian Henry Tudor marries Elizabeth of York and at last ends England’s decades-long civil war.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

He’s a Lancastrian and I’m a Yorkshireman; we are a year apart and grew up on opposite sides of the Pennines.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2019

Shortly afterwards Edward also met and defeated a Lancastrian army, headed by Queen Margaret and her son Edward, at Tewkesbury.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various