Jacobean Hear it!

Jacobean definition

Jaco·bean (jak′ə bē′ən)

adjective

  1. of James I of England
  2. of the period in England when he was king (1603-25)

Etymology: < ModL Jacobaeus < Jacobus, L form of the name of James I (see jack) + -an

noun

a poet or other person of this period

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.