Associations to the word «Plantagenet»

Wiktionary

PLANTAGENET, noun. (historical) A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

PLANTAGENET, noun. The family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485.

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