Angevin

[ an-juh-vin ]

/ ˈæn dʒə vɪn /

adjective

of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants.

relating to the counts of Anjou or their descendants, especially those who ruled in England, or to the period during which they ruled.

noun

an inhabitant of Anjou.

a member of an Angevin royal house, especially that of the Plantagenets in England.

Also An·ge·vine

[an-juh-vin, -vahyn] /ˈæn dʒə vɪn, -ˌvaɪn/.

Example sentences from the Web for angevin

Justin had written to him, and then had been incidentally renforced by the assistance of Mr. Angevin L. Cater.

The Wayfarers |Mary Stewart Cutting
The Angevin family are commonly known as the Plantagenets; but that name was never used as a surname till the fifteenth century.

The Growth of the English Constitution |Edward A. Freeman
Robert of Escalfoy had taken the Angevin side, and had defended his castle against the Duke.

William the Conqueror |Edward Augustus Freeman
The Angevin lords announced it to their queens, Yolande and Marie.

The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) |Anatole France

I dont suppose a more perfect old Angevin town exists than Amboise.

An Autobiography |Elizabeth Butler

British Dictionary definitions for angevin

Angevin

/ (ˈændʒɪvɪn) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Anjou

history a member of the Plantagenet royal line descended from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, esp one of the kings of England from Henry II to John (1154–1216)

adjective

of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants

of or relating to the Plantagenet kings of England between 1154 and 1216

Word Origin for Angevin

from French, from medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Andegavum, Angers capital of Anjou

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Angevin

adjective

noun

Example sentences from the Web for angevin

British Dictionary definitions for angevin

noun

adjective

Word Origin for Angevin