pre-Elizabethan

American  

[pree-i-liz-uh-bee-thuhn, -beth-uhn] / ˌpri ɪˌlɪz əˈbi θən, -ˈbɛθ ən /

adjective

1. (of English culture, history, traditions, etc.) before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; before the second half of the 16th century.

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Example Sentences

The play springs from the earliest roots of pre-Elizabethan drama.

From Time Magazine Archive

When British Garage Owner Arthur Lindley surveyed the creaking, pre-Elizabethan cottage he owns next door to his gasoline station at Piccott's End near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, he saw a depressing sight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Authoritative for the pre-Elizabethan drama, with valuable bibliography and appendices.

From The Facts About Shakespeare by Nielson, William Allan

One of our old pre-Elizabethan writers has put it in classic form in English:— The falling out of faithful friends is the renewing of love.

From Friendship by Black, Hugh

There, after long and anxious consultation, Hilary, observing that "Somebody had better do something," began to prepare the dinner as in pre-Elizabethan days; but the three ladies' appetites were small.

From Mistress and Maid by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock