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Jacobean

Jac·o·be·an [ jàkə b ən, jàykə b ən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of James I: relating to King James I or to the period of his English reign, from 1603 to 1625

2. of artistic style: in the style of furniture, architecture, or drama fashionable during the reign of King James I



noun  (plural Jac·o·be·ans)
Definition:
 
contemporary of James I: somebody, especially a prominent person, who lived during the reign of King James I of England

[Late 18th century. < ecclesiastical Latin Jacobus "James"]
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