'Jacobean' definitions:
Definition of 'Jacobean'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to James I or his reign or times; "Jacobean writers"
noun
Any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Definition of 'Jacobean'
From: GCIDE
- Jacobean \Jacobean\ n. any distinguished personage during the reign of James I of England. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Jacobean'
From: GCIDE
- Jacobaean lily \Jac`o*b[ae]"an lil"y\ [See Jacobean.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis formosissima syn. {Sprekelia formosissima}) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [Written also Jacobean.] Jacobean
Definition of 'Jacobean'
From: GCIDE
- Jacobean \Ja*co"be*an\ (?; 277), Jacobian \Ja*co"bi*an\, a. [From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack.] Of or pertaining to James the First, of England, or of his reign or times; especially, pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration popular in the time of James I.; as, Jacobean writers. "A Jacobean table." --C. L. Eastlake. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]