LANCASTRIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lancastrian mean? 

• LANCASTRIAN (noun)
  The noun LANCASTRIAN has 2 senses:

1. a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster

2. a resident of Lancaster

  Familiarity information: LANCASTRIAN used as a noun is rare.

• LANCASTRIAN (adjective)
  The adjective LANCASTRIAN has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters

2. of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents

  Familiarity information: LANCASTRIAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LANCASTRIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Lancastrian" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Lancastrian" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A resident of Lancaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Lancastrian" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Lancastrian" is a member of...):

Lancaster (a city in northwestern England)

• LANCASTRIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Lancastrian royalty

Pertainym:

Lancaster (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)

Derivation:

Lancaster (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Lancastrian city center

Pertainym:

Lancaster (a city in northwestern England)

Derivation:

Lancaster (a city in northwestern England)