Elizabethan

[ ih-liz-uh-bee-thuh n, -beth-uh n ]
/ ɪˌlɪz əˈbi θən, -ˈbɛθ ən /

adjective

of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
noting or pertaining to an English Renaissance style of architecture of the reign of Elizabeth I characterized by fantastic sculptured or molded ornament of German or Flemish origin, symmetrical layouts, and an emphasis on domestic architecture. Compare Jacobean(def 2).

noun

an English person who lived during the Elizabethan period, especially a poet or dramatist.

Origin of Elizabethan

First recorded in 1810–20; Elizabeth + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Elizabethan

half-E·liz·a·be·than, adjective post-E·liz·a·be·than, adjective pro-E·liz·a·be·than, adjective pseu·do-E·liz·a·be·than, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for elizabethan

Elizabethan
/ (ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to England or its culture in the age of Elizabeth I or to the United Kingdom or its culture in the age of Elizabeth II
of, relating to, or designating a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, characterized by moulded and sculptured ornament based on German and Flemish models

noun

a person who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I