Jacobean
English
Alternative forms
- Jacobaean, Jacobæan, jacobaean
Etymology
From New Latin Iacobaeus + -an.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/
Adjective
Jacobean (comparative more Jacobean, superlative most Jacobean)
- Relating to a Jacob or James.
- (historical) Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
- 2002 August 2, Geoffrey Macnab, “'The rape had to be disgusting to be useful'”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated.
Translations
relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
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See also
- Jacobite
- Restoration
- Stuartian
Noun
Jacobean (plural Jacobeans)
- A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.