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Definition of Tudor

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century. "Tudor furniture"

2. Noun. An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603).

3. Noun. United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987).

4. Noun. A member of the dynasty that ruled England.

Definition of Tudor

1. a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth.

Definition of Tudor

1. Noun. A monarch of the British royal family during the sixteenth century. Specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne ¹

2. Noun. A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century ¹

3. Adjective. Pertaining to the British monarchs of the sixteenth century ¹

4. Adjective. Pertaining to the period of British history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII ¹

5. Adjective. (architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tudor

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Tucano Tuchman Tucker Tucker-McLean forceps Tucson Tudor (current term) Tudor arch Tudor architecture Tudor rose Tudorbethan

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Literary usage of Tudor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Bynum Tudor, son of the defendant Geo. C. Tudor, at the time the plaintiffs ... Tudor, an elder brother of Bynum, who was also a minor in the home of his ..."

2. Parliamentary Debates: Senate and House of Representatives by Australia Parliament (1911)
"Mr. Tudor.—The Attorney-General's Department held that it was doubtful whether, ... Mr. Tudor.—I am not quite certain as to whether the doubt related to ..."

3. American History by Marcius Willson (1847)
"'Henry the Seventh, the first king of the house of Tudor,* ... So called because he was a defendant from Edmund Tudor. Before hi* accession to th« throne ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"Jn 1805 Mr. Tudor went to the West Indies to Mr. Tudor died suddenly at Rio, ... It is to Tudor that Boston is indebted for tho monument on Bunker Hill; ..."

5. A Short History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney (1919)
"CHAPTER XII THE EARLY Tudor PERIOD. 1485-1558 242. Henry VII The reigns of the new line of kings ... Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond Henry VII, 1485-1509, m. ..."

6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"TO WILLIAM Tudor.1 MONTICELLO, Feb. 14, 1823. SIR,—I have duly received your favor of Jan. 24, and with that a copy of your life of James Otis, ..."

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