noun
Plantagenet
plan-TAJ-ih-niht
noun
1
A member of the royal family that ruled England from the 12th to the 15th century.
"The Plantagenets ruled England for over three hundred years, from Henry II to Richard III."
"Historians still argue over which Plantagenet king was the most effective ruler."
How to Use Plantagenet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of the medieval English royal dynasty that included kings like Henry II, Edward III, and Richard III.
Common pairings
the House of Plantagenet
Plantagenet kings
Word Forms
Plantagenets plural
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Etymology
Originally a nickname for Geoffrey of Anjou, said to have worn a sprig of yellow broom blossom in his hat — "planta genista" in Latin, meaning "sprig of broom." His descendants later adopted it as a surname.