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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The idea of an “all-female, gender-fluid, disability forward” staging of “Richard III” — as New York Classical Theater describes its new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the monstrously degenerate Plantagenet king — tantalizes.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
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
Richard III, England's last Plantagenet king, lost his crown and his life when his army was defeated by the forces of Henry Tudor in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023
One time, as recounted in Philadelphia magazine, traders bet on whether Yass could name the last Plantagenet king of England.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2022
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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