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HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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• HENRY BOLINGBROKE (noun)
The noun HENRY BOLINGBROKE has 1 sense:
1. the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
Familiarity information: HENRY BOLINGBROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bolingbroke; Henry Bolingbroke; Henry IV
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Holonyms ("Henry Bolingbroke" is a member of...):
House of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancastrian line (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)
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