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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Judging from the pre-Elizabethan literature, who would have expected the brilliancy of the Elizabethan period?

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis

For he will regard our desire to transfer some of his own credit to the man in the pre-Elizabethan street as a sure sign that we are steadily approaching the golden gates of his Utopia.

From The Joyful Heart by Schauffler, Robert Haven

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