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

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 Lancastrian also disqualified Tim Henman from Wimbledon in 1995 after the Briton smashed a ball in frustration at the head of a ball girl.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

Henry VIII. in fact while Tudor in name was Lancastrian in dynasty, and Yorkist in blood.

From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Jordan, Furneaux