Plantagenet

adjective Plan·tag·e·net \plan-ˈta-jə-nət, -ˈtaj-nət\

Definition of PLANTAGENET

: of or relating to a royal house ruling England from 1154 to 1485 <the Plantagenet kings>

— Plantagenet noun

Plantagenet, nickname of the family adopted as surname

First Known Use: circa 1562

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