Associations to the word «Lancastrian»

Wiktionary

LANCASTRIAN, adjective. Of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire.
LANCASTRIAN, noun. A person from Lancaster or Lancashire.
LANCASTRIAN, proper noun. (aviation) A modified version of the Lancaster bomber, used in civilian service in the immediate postwar years.

Dictionary definition

LANCASTRIAN, noun. A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster.
LANCASTRIAN, noun. A resident of Lancaster.
LANCASTRIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters; "Lancastrian royalty".
LANCASTRIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents; "Lancastrian city center".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats