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Definition of Hotspur
1. Noun. English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403).
2. Noun. A rash or impetuous person.
Definition of Hotspur
1. n. A rash, hot-headed man.
2. a. Violent; impetuous; headstrong.
Definition of Hotspur
1. Noun. (archaic) Somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hotspur
1. a hothead [n -S] - See also: hothead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hotspur
Literary usage of Hotspur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lancaster and York: A Century of English History (A.D. 1399-1485) by James Henry Ramsay (1892)
"On the 2 1st October, 1399, hotspur was appointed Warden of the East March, ...
In the course of the first year of the reign hotspur received the further ..."
2. Lancaster and York: A Century of English History (A.D. 1399-1485) by James Henry Ramsay (1892)
"Sir Henry On the 2ist October, 1399, hotspur was appointed Warden " hotspur" ...
In the course of the first year of the reign hotspur received the further ..."
3. History of Scotland [1149-1603] by Patrick Fraser Tytler (1841)
"and the unwearied gallantry and military skill of hotspur were gradually gaining
ground, when this brave leader, as he raised his visor for a moment to get ..."
4. History of Scotland [1149-1603] by Patrick Fraser Tytler (1845)
"hotspur and Douglas were reckoned two of the bravest knights then living, ...
At one time he was in imminent danger; for hotspur and Douglas, ..."
5. The British Navy: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration by Thomas Brassey Brassey (1882)
"The ' hotspur,' the first ship which really fulfilled the idea of a ... The '
hotspur ' may be described as originally a monitor armed with a spur and with ..."
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